Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '18 at 03:14
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Memory 60.7
1-Core 24.3
2-Core 49
31% 44.7 Pts
4-Core 80.5
8-Core 122
13% 101 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.37% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 2.47
2% 7.26 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 4.87
3% 3.59 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.37%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20004A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 1,042
Write 405
Mixed 597
149% 681 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 16
65% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 87.9
DQ Write 88.2
DQ Mixed 21.6
34% 65.9 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 142%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
36.3% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,707 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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