Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 36.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161222
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 19 '17 at 18:48
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 24.6
2-Core 48.2
32% 44.7 Pts
4-Core 72.2
8-Core 87.7
10% 79.9 Pts
64-Core 82.4
5% 82.4 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.21% Terrible
Lighting 2.27
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 2.09
2% 7.07 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 1.8
Splatting 4.83
3% 3.42 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.21%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ02ABF100 1TB-$55
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DS00
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
40% Below average
Read 72.4
Write 66.9
Mixed 74
54% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.09
47% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A2 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
35.1% Below average
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.4 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 35.1%
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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