Dell XPS L521X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.17% 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 Drive9.13% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS L521X  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0880F2
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120626
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 04:40
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 71%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3612QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Memory 78.4
1-Core 61.2
2-Core 109
52% 82.9 Pts
4-Core 217
8-Core 225
29% 221 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640M
Dell(1028 054F) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8494
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 6.31
Parallax 8
6% 7.07 fps
MRender 9.29
Gravity 8.2
Splatting 9
7% 8.83 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDC 1TB
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
9.13% Terrible
Read 98.7
Write 75.8
Mixed 94.5
20% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.22
2% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 9.13%
Great: 66%
Samsung SAMSUNG 105GB
72GB free
Firmware: CXM1
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 447
Write 213
Mixed 276
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 7.08
40% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 12.2
DQ Write 54.3
DQ Mixed 7.47
13% 24.7 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6D1 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.9% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 14.3
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS L521X Builds (Compare 171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS L521X

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