Dell XPS 13 9350

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	136% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). 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.

System	Dell XPS 13 9350 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 09JHRY
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '17 at 08:07
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	37%
CPU Throttled	22%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6560U 3,670 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 61.3 1-Core 81.8 2-Core 144 55% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 271 36% 267 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake) 4,591 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Dell(1028 0704) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	4.68% Terrible	Lighting 5.23 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 5.62 4% 5.88 fps	MRender 6.57 Gravity 5.33 Splatting 7.74 6% 6.55 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.68% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 14,022 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 1,281 Write 591 Mixed 1,050 215% 974 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 35 111% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 406 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 138 146% 247 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 235%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	7.2% Terrible	Read 32.3 Write 5.56 Mixed 7.93 14% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.28 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.08 22% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.2% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLTMLAR-NUD 2x8GB 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Chip LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 21 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 83%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 46%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Dell XPS 13 9350

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	319x
Core i7-6560UIntelBench 52%, 3,670 samples	271x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	145x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	510x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	266x
Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 8%, 4,591 samples	5x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	204x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	82x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	64x

RAM
EDFA232A2MA-JD-F-R 2x4GBElpidaBench 62%, 2,139 samples	268x
H9CCNNNBJTMLAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 58%, 6,118 samples	239x
H9CCNNNCLTMLAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 62%, 2,527 samples	116x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16