Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.91% 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 Drive114% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9560  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05FFDN
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170823
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 03:15
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 105
2-Core 213
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 584
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.91% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 6.97
6% 8.51 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 14.7
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.91%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 1,576
Write 330
Mixed 528
175% 811 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 23
74% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.9
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 88
90% 138 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 114%
Great: 193%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 20.7
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9560 Builds (Compare 4,021 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,300
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