Dell XPS L421X

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
Processor	With 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 79% 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 L421X (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 08HDPJ
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131217
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '18 at 16:10
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 80.5 2-Core 139 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 170 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 168 10% 168 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 054D) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.2% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 5.77 Parallax 2.41 3% 3.87 fps	MRender 3.95 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 7.3 4% 4.52 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 240GB-$120 1,180 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 6 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 23954 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 949 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 91 91 281 (AE) Unknown 100 100 47 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 35 279172874284 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 91 91 9 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 26276951236 (F7) Unknown 100 100 840637390 (F8) Unknown 100 100 3612008026	45.7% Average	Read 266 Write 238 Mixed 257 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 11.9 61% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 91.9 DQ Mixed 11.3 22% 40.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 86%
JMicron 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 30GB free Firmware: 0125 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.4% Below average	Read 332 Write 83.1 Mixed 133 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 10.4 48% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 93.8 DQ Write 31.2 DQ Mixed 26.2 29% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 37%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 63GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 80035560 (03) Spinup time 100 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 16910 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 83656775 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 4337916999709 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1276 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 48 605552669 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 49 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 152 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 282325 (C2) HDA temperature 29 52 8589934621 (C4) Reallocation count 93 93 107176613910551 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 93 93 107176613910551 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1332216017 (F2) Unknown 100 253 667431862 (FE) Unknown 1 1 110	37.5% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 60.8 Mixed 65.5 49% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.19 52% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 1x8GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 8.2 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 33%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

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Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS L421X

CPU
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	46x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	27x
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	18x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	102x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	15x

SSD
SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GBSamsungBench 84%, 576 samples	6x
PM830 512GBSamsungBench 68%, 611 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x

RAM
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 19,744 samples	10x
NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 1x8GBNanyaBench 29%, 372 samples	10x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	10x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16