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 (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 30.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics7.06% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive137% 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170217
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 23 '17 at 16:16
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th 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 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
30.7% Below average
Memory 45.6
1-Core 22.8
2-Core 44.8
26% 37.7 Pts
4-Core 87.4
8-Core 135
14% 111 Pts
64-Core 135
8% 135 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7306
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.06% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 16.4
Parallax 19.5
2% 12.8 fps
MRender 24.1
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 16.7
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 7.06%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB
868GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1,362
Write 860
Mixed 1,050
242% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 26
85% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 71
DQ Write 82.6
DQ Mixed 38.8
40% 64.1 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 137%
Great: 201%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.2% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 18.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 8.7
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 178
22% 178 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 43.2%
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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