Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.1% 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 Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '17 at 13:46
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
41.1% Average
Memory 53.8
1-Core 28.2
2-Core 93.1
35% 58.4 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 353
29% 253 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8476
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 21.4
8% 14.3 fps
MRender 24.5
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 16.8
17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 1,496
Write 510
Mixed 752
201% 919 MB/s
4K Read 8.67
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 16.2
48% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 83.5
DQ Write 81.1
DQ Mixed 14.5
30% 59.7 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 110%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 23.6
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 8.3
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 57.9%
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 1,708 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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