Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.12% 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 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.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170811
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateOct 22 '17 at 08:28
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 above expectations (69th percentile)
63.9% Good
Memory 65.7
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 175
63% 111 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 531
53% 433 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.12% Terrible
Lighting 5.67
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 5.16
5% 9.24 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 4.77
Splatting 11
6% 6.94 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.12%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 1,429
Write 537
Mixed 711
195% 892 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 20.8
139% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 37.2
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 20.9
31% 55 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 133%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29% Poor
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.6
28% 9.77 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.3
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29%
Great: 41%

 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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