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

XPS13 New KDE Neon: 

	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 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC3271, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless

	OS: neon 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.14.3, 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 |=========================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 23.29 |================================


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 |====================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 2885 |====================================================


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 |===========================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 1118 |===========================================


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 |==================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 2898 |====================================================


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 |===========================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 1078 |=========================================


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 |===============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 179 |=====================================================


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 |===============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 110.79 |==================================================


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 |================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 90.69 |===================================================


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 |===================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 65.57 |===================================================


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 |================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 1023228 |=================================================


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 |====================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 7261 |==============================================


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 |=====================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 627 |====================================================


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 |===================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 34138 |==========================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: http
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 12231 |======================================
Jeroen ............. 16026 |==================================================
Heatsink replaced .. 16267 |===================================================
XPS13 New .......... 12102 |======================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 13763 |===========================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 20929967 |======================================
Jeroen ............. 26725482 |================================================
Heatsink replaced .. 26704060 |================================================
XPS13 New .......... 19967749 |====================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 20164156 |====================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 14445441603 |==========================================
Jeroen ............. 15377512375 |=============================================
Heatsink replaced .. 15351543722 |=============================================
XPS13 New .......... 14196915529 |==========================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 14286775129 |==========================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: garbage
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 4269970 |======================================
Jeroen ............. 5472698 |=================================================
Heatsink replaced .. 5350691 |================================================
XPS13 New .......... 4056109 |====================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 4087041 |=====================================


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 593 |=====================================================
Jeroen ............. 562 |==================================================
Heatsink replaced .. 568 |===================================================
XPS13 New .......... 596 |=====================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 594 |=====================================================


Crafty 25.2
Elapsed Time
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 7397176 |=================================================
Jeroen ............. 7068388 |===============================================
Heatsink replaced .. 7061493 |==============================================
XPS13 New .......... 7442768 |=================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 7385456 |=================================================


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 |===================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 27.97 |===================================================


7-Zip Compression 16.02
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 17082 |==================================================
Jeroen ............. 15160 |============================================
Heatsink replaced .. 15037 |============================================
XPS13 New .......... 17517 |===================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 17373 |===================================================


Stockfish 9
Total Time
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 6671632 |===============================================
Jeroen ............. 5148960 |=====================================
Heatsink replaced .. 5311508 |======================================
XPS13 New .......... 6908300 |=================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 6882229 |=================================================


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 |==========================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 33.46 |==========================================


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  |======================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 98.12  |======================================


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 |===============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 40.86 |===============================================


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  |================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 9.78  |================================================


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  |==========================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 8.47  |==========================================


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 |==============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 55.81 |==============================================


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 |==============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 75.14 |===============================================


Minion 1.8
Benchmark: Quasigroup
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 133 |=================================================
Jeroen ............. 144 |=====================================================
Heatsink replaced .. 143 |=====================================================
XPS13 New .......... 129 |===============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 131 |================================================


Perl Benchmarks
Test: Pod2html
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 0.13150701 |===========================================
Jeroen ............. 0.13907545 |==============================================
Heatsink replaced .. 0.13876964 |==============================================
XPS13 New .......... 0.12597478 |==========================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 0.12756615 |==========================================


Perl Benchmarks
Test: Interpreter
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 0.00090098 |================
Jeroen ............. 0.00090054 |================
Heatsink replaced .. 0.00263688 |==============================================
XPS13 New .......... 0.00228668 |========================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 0.00086525 |===============


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 |=====================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 165 |=====================================================


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 |=======================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 1052 |=======================================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 18.04 ....... 621508 |================================================
Jeroen ............. 572748 |=============================================
Heatsink replaced .. 580723 |=============================================
XPS13 New .......... 640927 |==================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 641027 |==================================================


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 |==================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 5.66 |===================================================


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 |================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 14.18 |================================================


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 |==============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 12.07 |=================================================


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 |===============================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 42.36 |===============================================


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  |================================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 98.46  |================================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Total
ms < Lower Is Better
Jeroen ............. 16440 |======================
Heatsink replaced .. 12990 |==================
XPS13 New .......... 24230 |=================================
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 37600 |===================================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Userspace
ms < Lower Is Better
Jeroen ............. 37410 |===================================================
Heatsink replaced .. 2620  |====
XPS13 New .......... 8240  |===========
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 1590  |==


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Kernel
ms < Lower Is Better
Jeroen ............. 39020 |===================================================
Heatsink replaced .. 10360 |==============
XPS13 New .......... 3950  |=====
XPS13 New KDE Neon . 13050 |=================