Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160831
Uptime7 Days
Run DateDec 01 '16 at 00:56
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Memory 58.6
1-Core 24.9
2-Core 50.2
31% 44.6 Pts
4-Core 87.3
8-Core 136
14% 111 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4483
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.25% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 2.31
2% 5.42 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 2.07
Splatting 4.43
3% 3.31 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.25%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 1,308
Write 531
Mixed 741
189% 860 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 11.7
63% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 19.5
DQ Write 71.7
DQ Mixed 12
19% 34.4 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 105%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 19.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 8.1
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 132
30% 132 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 46%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,707 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9550

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