Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.3% 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 Drive224% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170507
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 18 '17 at 01:10
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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)
75.2% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 197
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 548
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 547
34% 547 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 23.1
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 19.7
19% 20 fps
MRender 25.1
Gravity 23.3
Splatting 17.1
17% 21.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,886
Write 1,263
Mixed 1,325
330% 1,491 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 56.6
182% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 163
165% 268 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 224%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 23
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.2%
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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