Dell XPS 13 9350

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.47% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 22% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell XPS 13 9350  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 09JHRY
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 58%
CPU Throttled 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6560U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 88.9
2-Core 152
60% 102 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 224
28% 213 Pts
64-Core 242
15% 242 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Graphics 540
Dell(1028 0704) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
5.47% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 6.41
6% 6.93 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 6.1
Splatting 7.13
6% 6.66 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.47%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 251 278 295 400 464 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 825
Write 197
Mixed 734
SusWrite 331
116% 522 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 33.7
127% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 889
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 356
344% 556 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 121%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLTMLAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Chip LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
74.3% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 20.9
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 16
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 13 9350 Builds (Compare 782 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 13 9350

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