Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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.
Graphics4.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory13 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200213
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateMay 04 '23 at 19:53
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 21.2
2-Core 55.2
17% 38.2 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 221
23% 185 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 29% Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6140
Relative performance (0th percentile)
4.63% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 6.1
Parallax 5
5% 5.6 fps
MRender 6.7
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 5.1
5% 5.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 4.63%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon LGH-512V2G-11 M.2 2280 512GB
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FG9110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 217 215 198 184 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.6% Average
Read 247
Write 212
Mixed 198
SusWrite 187
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 24.5
4K Mixed 11.5
39% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 116
113% 178 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 1315 CT16G4SFD8213.C16FBD 20GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 16384 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.3
17% 6.03 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 3.4
10% 3.43 GB/s
Latency 532
8% 532 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,720 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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