Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.2% 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 Drive192% 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
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170830
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '17 at 21:38
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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)
77.2% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 208
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 555
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.2% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 25.5
Parallax 7.38
6% 13.5 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 15.4
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.2%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn51t02duk NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
775GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,567
Write 896
Mixed 1,242
274% 1,235 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 52.9
189% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 453
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 165
178% 301 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 192%
Great: 173%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72
9GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 238
Write 83.3
Mixed 115
159% 146 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 10.4
4K Mixed 4.63
552% 8.74 MB/s
DQ Read 12.1
DQ Write 11.6
DQ Mixed 4.97
607% 9.54 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22.7
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 79%

 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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