Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 33.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive133% 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170811
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateOct 09 '17 at 22:13
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 24.8
2-Core 44.4
31% 43.2 Pts
4-Core 33.9
8-Core 66.2
6% 50 Pts
64-Core 88.1
6% 88.1 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.38% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 2.38
2% 7.22 fps
MRender 3.76
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 5.04
3% 3.64 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.38%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 1,684
Write 639
Mixed 1,199
258% 1,174 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 20.3
76% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 92.8
DQ Write 70.1
DQ Mixed 38.6
40% 67.1 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 133%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
38.6% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 17.7
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 3
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5
12% 4.2 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 38.6%
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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