Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0X2P13
Memory	4.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170217
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 11 '17 at 01:09
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300HQ 41,531 User benchmarks, average bench 54% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 165 60% 104 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 274 33% 255 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4590 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.69% Terrible	Lighting 5.07 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 4.66 4% 8.86 fps	MRender 5.38 Gravity 4.17 Splatting 10.3 6% 6.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.69% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4726 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2356 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 127 (AE) Unknown 100 100 357 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 46 231929151520 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 17458931270 (F7) Unknown 100 100 554423751 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1492279485
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Liteon CS1-SP32-11 M.2 2242 32GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 17GB free Firmware: LS5110B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 67 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 72 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 86 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 4 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 616 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2884	55.3% Above average	Read 478 Write 75.8 Mixed 133 49% 229 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 24.1 97% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 59 DQ Mixed 41.2 32% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.7% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10.4 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 70%

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,508x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	193x
Core i3-6100HIntelBench 56%, 313 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,179x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	503x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	271x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 160%, 14,022 samples	204x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TBSamsungBench 155%, 2,610 samples	87x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	430x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	142x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	108x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16