Dell XPS 13 9350

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 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 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.5% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 13 9350 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 07TYC2
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '23 at 19:20
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.4% Average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 111 49% 80.1 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 131 16% 122 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0704) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.21% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 2.2 Parallax 2.4 2% 2.4 fps	MRender 2.8 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 3.5 2% 2.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.21% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KIOXIA-EXCERIA G 1TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFA17.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 126 158 183 186 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 252 Write 711 Mixed 344 SusWrite 178 85% 371 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 10.8 72% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 236 172% 227 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 231%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EDFA232A2MA-JD-F-R 2x4GB 2,139 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Chip LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.9% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	39	18	60	13.3"	1536 793	SHP1449

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

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	272x
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	267x
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	117x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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