Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive170% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9560  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05FFDN
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 19:27
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 212
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 556
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07BE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 18.2
Reflection 21.5
Parallax 21.1
15% 20.3 fps
MRender 33.5
Gravity 20.1
Splatting 20.1
20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B512-Q11 NV 512GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48911QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 849 708 714 659 641 626 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,136
Write 896
Mixed 641
SusWrite 700
189% 843 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 47.7
164% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 526
DQ Mixed 593
468% 657 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 170%
Great: 217%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.8
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 21.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9560 Builds (Compare 4,021 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,300
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