XPS 18 Touch With Stand

by Dell

4/5

$1,350.00

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DX4870-UB2C

by Gateway

3.5/5

$550.00

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PX35t-A2210

by Toshiba

4/5

$930.00

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Genesis Z87

by Origin

4/5

$6,555.00

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Pros
  • Very thin and very light
  • Supports Intel's Wireless Display technology
  • 32GB SSD cache drive for fast boot times
  • Affordable price tag
  • Respectable benchmark performance
  • Expansion opportunities
  • Attractive design
  • Good performance
  • Four USB 3.0 ports
  • Intel Core i7-4770K overclocked to 4.7GHZ
  • Beautifully painted chassis
  • Good price/performance ratio
Cons
  • No discrete GPU
  • 5400 rpm hard drive
  • Plastic feet feel flimsy
  • Relies on integrated graphics
  • Poor gaming performance
  • Mediocre (and nonwireless) PS/2 mouse and keyboard
  • Screen coloration slightly off
  • Uncomfortably angular mouse
  • Horizontally stacked video cards
  • Somewhat noisy under load
At A Glance

It's great to see such a solid execution of a new form factor this early in the game. The XPS 18 Touch would be even more exciting if Dell took a page out of Asus' playbook and added a more functional dock.

The Gateway DX4870-UB2C is an old-school midtower desktop that delivers respectable productivity performance and lots of storage for an appealing price.

The Toshiba PX35t-A2210 is a relatively powerful all-in-one desktop machine. While it is more expensive than the rest of this field, it delivers the performance and features to back up its price tag.

While it is expensive, Origin's Genesis Z87 delivers performance close to some of the most over-the-top boutique gaming rigs we've seen lately.

Specs

Pricing

UPC Code 884116117414      

Processor

Processor type Intel Core i5-3337U Intel Core i5 - 3330 Intel Core i3-3120M Intel Core i7-4770K
Processor speed 1800.0  MHz 3000.0  MHz 2500.0  MHz 4600.0  MHz
Number of Cores   4.0 2.0 4.0

Memory

Memory size 8096.0  MB 8.0  MB 6.0  MB 16.0  MB
Memory type DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3
Memory speed   1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz

Display

Display size 18.4  inches   23.0  inches  
Included monitor All-in-One   All-in-One  
Display type IPS      
Touchscreen Multitouch No Multitouch  
Resolution 1920 x 1080  pixels   1920 x 1080  pixels  

Graphics

Graphics Type Integrated Integrated Integrated SLI
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel HD 4000 Intel HD 2500 Intel HD graphics 4000 Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
Number of Graphic Cards included       3.0
Graphics Memory       9.0  GB
Video Memory Type       DDR3

Storage

Drive 1 size 500.0  GB 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB 932.0  GB
Drive 1 type Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Solid-State Drive
Drive 2 size 32.0  GB     477.0  GB
Drive 2 type Solid-State Drive     Solid-State Drive
Drive 1 speed   7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM  
Drive 3 size       1024.0  GB
Drive 3 type       Hard Disk Drive
Drive 3 speed       7200.0  RPM
Drives included       2.0
Raid type       RAID 0

Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces Bluetooth|Line Out 1/8|USB 3.0 Audio - Microphone In (1/8|HDMI|Line Out 1/8|PS/2 - Keyboard|PS/2 - Mouse|USB 2.0|USB 3.0|VGA| HDMI|USB 2.0|USB 3.0| Audio - Center/Bass Out (1/8|Audio - Microphone In (1/8|Audio - Rear Surround Out (1/8|DVI (dual link)|Digital Optical|DisplayPort|HDMI|Line In 1/8|Line Out 1/8|PS/2 - Keyboard|PS/2 - Mouse|SATA 2.0|SATA 3.0|USB 2.0|USB 3.0
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless connection   802.11n|Bluetooth| 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|Bluetooth| 802.11ac

Power

Power Supply Wattage 65.0  watts     1200.0  watts
Power Supply Model       AX1200i
Power Supply Manufacturer       Corsair

Storage Media

Memory stick Memory Stick|Memory Stick PRO Yes   Yes
SD card SD Card|SDHC Card|SDXC Card Yes   Yes
XD picture card   Yes    
Compact flash       Yes

Included Software

Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Pro Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Other Features

Devices Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Docking Station|Wireless Keyboard Keyboard|Mouse| Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Wireless Keyboard|Wireless Mouse|  

Dimensions

Width   5.0  inches 21.7  inches 9.0  inches
Depth   15.5  inches 1.92  inches 24.0  inches
Height   14.0  inches 15.4  inches 24.0  inches
Weight     18.0  pounds  

Optical Drive

Included Drives   DVD Drive| DVD Drive| Blu-ray Reader

Case

Chassis style   Tower (Midsize) All-in-One Tower

Motherboard

Motherboard Chipset       Intel Core
Motherboard Model       Maximus VI Extreme
Motherboard Manufacturer       ASUS

Performance

Product Type

Subcategory

All in One   All in One Performance

Overall Rating

Worldbench Score

171.0 153.0 131.0 414.0
Worldbench Version

8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1

Start Up

Start Up

seconds (lower is better)

12.5 16.8 18.6 49.4

Office Productivity

PCMark 7 Productivity Suite

score (higher is better)

2361.0 2151.0 1906.0 7173.0

Web Performance

Peacekeeper

score (higher is better)

2236.0 2593.0 2127.0 4008.0

Storage Performance

PCMark 7 Storage Test

seconds (lower is better)

4253.0 2209.0 2412.0 5816.0
File Compression

seconds (lower is better)

147.4 99.1 148.8 38.1

Content Creation

Image Editing

seconds (lower is better)

246.7 227.7 280.5 207.4
Image Editing - GPU Accelerated

seconds (lower is better)

155.8 209.2 335.2 46.2
Video Encoding

seconds (lower is better)

152.5 192.0 169.5 125.0
Encoding Audio

seconds (lower is better)

296.2 240.8 308.0 159.6

Power Usage

Working power usage

Watt hours

4.0 5.6 6.5 17.5
Idle power usage

Watts

16.0 32.4 36.4 123.4

Power

Battery Life

hh:mm

4:00      

Gaming

3DMark, Ice Storm

score (higher is better)

37559.0 22917.0 36710.0 164240.0
3DMark, Cloud Gate

score (higher is better)

3945.0 2600.0 3881.0 34919.0
3DMark, Firestrike Extreme

score (higher is better)

248.0 123.0 276.0 10232.0
3DMark, Firestrike

score (higher is better)

544.0 282.0 555.0 18149.0
Civilization V, Late Game View, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

5.0      
Dirt Showdown, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

44.9     139.2
Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

13.8 30.9 47.0 164.5
Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

1.5 0.8   65.3
Crysis 3, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

16.1 12.5 13.5 94.4
Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

  15.4 26.6 306.6
Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

    4.6 182.4
Dirt Showdown, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600

Frames per second (higher is better)

      110.2
Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600

Frames per second (higher is better)

      61.9
Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600

Frames per second (higher is better)

      132.0