Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive167% 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.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y9N5X
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '17 at 23:26
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 202
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 551
57% 459 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7619
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 17
Parallax 19.2
18% 19.6 fps
MRender 24.3
Gravity 23
Splatting 17
17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,576
Write 577
Mixed 799
215% 984 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 37.4
165% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 465
DQ Write 410
DQ Mixed 174
202% 350 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 167%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.9
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 25.4
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

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