Dell XPS 13 9370 Jeroen vs. Michael NEW Comparison between the new XPS and others Ubuntu 18.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0H0VG3 (1.0.2 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC3271, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Jeroen: Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0W970W (1.4.0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: KXG50ZNV512G NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC3271, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.12.6, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Heatsink replaced: Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0W970W (1.4.0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: KXG50ZNV512G NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC3271, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.12.6, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 XPS13 New: Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0F6P3V (1.5.1 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: SSDPEKKF512G8 NVMe INTEL 512GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC3271, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-1024-oem (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SQLite 3.22 Timed SQLite Insertions Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 36.61 |==================================================== Jeroen ............ 28.35 |======================================== Heatsink replaced . 30.43 |=========================================== XPS13 New ......... 17.73 |========================= Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 1160 |===================== Jeroen ............ 1985 |===================================== Heatsink replaced . 2000 |===================================== XPS13 New ......... 2867 |===================================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 1354 |===================================================== Jeroen ............ 437 |================= Heatsink replaced . 443 |================= XPS13 New ......... 1109 |=========================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 2053 |======================================= Jeroen ............ 2003 |====================================== Heatsink replaced . 1996 |====================================== XPS13 New ......... 2791 |===================================================== Flexible IO Tester 3.1 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 1356 |===================================================== Jeroen ............ 444 |================= Heatsink replaced . 438 |================= XPS13 New ......... 1124 |============================================ Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 155 |===================================================== Jeroen ............ 153 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 153 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 159 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 97.08 |================================================ Jeroen ............ 101.13 |================================================== Heatsink replaced . 100.94 |================================================== XPS13 New ......... 103.44 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 81.41 |================================================= Jeroen ............ 84.26 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 83.95 |=================================================== XPS13 New ......... 85.95 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 62.40 |================================================== Jeroen ............ 63.89 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 63.64 |=================================================== XPS13 New ......... 65.25 |==================================================== Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Vector Graphics Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 . 942393 |==================================================== Jeroen ....... 993245 |====================================================== XPS13 New .... 1005033 |======================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 8172 |==================================================== Jeroen ............ 7896 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 7916 |=================================================== XPS13 New ......... 8278 |===================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 613 |==================================================== Jeroen ............ 617 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 615 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 640 |====================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 37612 |================================================ Jeroen ............ 37444 |=============================================== Heatsink replaced . 37523 |=============================================== XPS13 New ......... 41085 |==================================================== Go Benchmarks Test: http Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 12231 |======================================= Jeroen ............ 16026 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 16267 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 12102 |======================================= Go Benchmarks Test: json Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 20929967 |====================================== Jeroen ............ 26725482 |================================================= Heatsink replaced . 26704060 |================================================= XPS13 New ......... 19967749 |===================================== Go Benchmarks Test: build Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 14445441603 |=========================================== Jeroen ............ 15377512375 |============================================== Heatsink replaced . 15351543722 |============================================== XPS13 New ......... 14196915529 |========================================== Go Benchmarks Test: garbage Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 4269970 |======================================= Jeroen ............ 5472698 |================================================== Heatsink replaced . 5350691 |================================================= XPS13 New ......... 4056109 |===================================== SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Mflops > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 593 |====================================================== Jeroen ............ 562 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 568 |=================================================== XPS13 New ......... 596 |====================================================== Crafty 25.2 Elapsed Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 7397176 |================================================== Jeroen ............ 7068388 |=============================================== Heatsink replaced . 7061493 |=============================================== XPS13 New ......... 7442768 |================================================== x264 2018-02-05 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 27.35 |=================================================== Jeroen ............ 21.59 |======================================== Heatsink replaced . 22.26 |========================================== XPS13 New ......... 27.83 |==================================================== 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 17082 |=================================================== Jeroen ............ 15160 |============================================= Heatsink replaced . 15037 |============================================= XPS13 New ......... 17517 |==================================================== Stockfish 9 Total Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 6671632 |================================================ Jeroen ............ 5148960 |===================================== Heatsink replaced . 5311508 |====================================== XPS13 New ......... 6908300 |================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 34.17 |============================================ Jeroen ............ 40.81 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 40.82 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 33.34 |========================================== Primesieve 6.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 102.46 |========================================= Jeroen ............ 128.77 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 128.85 |=================================================== XPS13 New ......... 98.08 |======================================= Y-Cruncher 0.7.5.9481 Calculating 500M Pi Digits Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 82.48 |==================================== Jeroen ............ 117.75 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 116.55 |================================================== AOBench Size: 2048 x 2048 - Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 41.37 |================================================= Jeroen ............ 44.12 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 44.21 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 40.90 |================================================ FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 9.43 |=============================================== Jeroen ............ 10.34 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 10.17 |=================================================== XPS13 New ......... 9.67 |================================================= FFmpeg 3.4.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 8.72 |============================================ Jeroen ............ 10.30 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 9.97 |================================================== XPS13 New ......... 8.44 |=========================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Graceful Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 57.69 |================================================= Jeroen ............ 61.50 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 61.20 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 55.51 |=============================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 74.80 |================================================ Jeroen ............ 81.57 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 80.37 |=================================================== XPS13 New ......... 73.71 |=============================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 133 |================================================== Jeroen ............ 144 |====================================================== Heatsink replaced . 143 |====================================================== XPS13 New ......... 129 |================================================ Perl Benchmarks Test: Pod2html Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 0.13150701 |============================================ Jeroen ............ 0.13907545 |=============================================== Heatsink replaced . 0.13876964 |=============================================== XPS13 New ......... 0.12597478 |=========================================== Perl Benchmarks Test: Interpreter Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 0.00090098 |================ Jeroen ............ 0.00090054 |================ Heatsink replaced . 0.00263688 |=============================================== XPS13 New ......... 0.00228668 |========================================= libjpeg-turbo tjbench 1.5.3 Test: Decompression Throughput Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 165 |====================================================== Jeroen ............ 162 |===================================================== Heatsink replaced . 153 |================================================== XPS13 New ......... 164 |====================================================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 1318 |================================================== Jeroen ............ 1409 |===================================================== Heatsink replaced . 1399 |===================================================== XPS13 New ......... 1060 |======================================== PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Score > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 621508 |================================================= Jeroen ............ 572748 |============================================== Heatsink replaced . 580723 |============================================== XPS13 New ......... 640927 |=================================================== Git Time To Complete Common Git Commands Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 5.59 |=================================================== Jeroen ............ 5.80 |===================================================== Heatsink replaced . 5.65 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 5.54 |=================================================== OSBench Test: Create Files us Per Event < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 14.52 |================================================== Jeroen ............ 14.83 |=================================================== Heatsink replaced . 15.04 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 14.12 |================================================= OSBench Test: Create Threads us Per Event < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 12.60 |==================================================== Jeroen ............ 11.72 |================================================ Heatsink replaced . 12.60 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 11.38 |=============================================== OSBench Test: Launch Programs us Per Event < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 40.63 |============================================== Jeroen ............ 43.25 |================================================= Heatsink replaced . 45.59 |==================================================== XPS13 New ......... 41.69 |================================================ OSBench Test: Memory Allocations Ns Per Event < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 ...... 101.65 |=================================================== Jeroen ............ 100.52 |================================================== Heatsink replaced . 99.96 |================================================== XPS13 New ......... 97.23 |================================================= Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Total ms < Lower Is Better Jeroen ............ 16440 |=================================== Heatsink replaced . 12990 |============================ XPS13 New ......... 24230 |==================================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Userspace ms < Lower Is Better Jeroen ............ 37410 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 2620 |==== XPS13 New ......... 8240 |=========== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Kernel ms < Lower Is Better Jeroen ............ 39020 |==================================================== Heatsink replaced . 10360 |============== XPS13 New ......... 3950 |=====