Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive180% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9560  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05FFDN
Memory21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170830
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateNov 18 '17 at 22:30
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 89.2
2-Core 183
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 517
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07BE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8477
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
26% Poor
Lighting 33.3
Reflection 24.5
Parallax 30.3
27% 29.4 fps
MRender 35.6
Gravity 32.1
Splatting 22.3
24% 30 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
642GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,995
Write 915
Mixed 1,445
320% 1,452 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 22
124% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 28.8
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 103
101% 151 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 180%
Great: 251%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.5% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 17.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 81%

 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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