Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.2% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170217
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 29 '17 at 23:43
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
43.3% Average
Memory 44.5
1-Core 26.1
2-Core 75.1
29% 48.6 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 339
35% 283 Pts
64-Core 345
21% 345 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.17% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 2.19
2% 5.35 fps
MRender 3.24
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 4.91
3% 3.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.17%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 1,258
Write 261
Mixed 404
138% 641 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 12
61% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 91
DQ Write 82.8
DQ Mixed 11.1
29% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 20.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 182
22% 182 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,708 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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