Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics17.7% 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 Drive160% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160831
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '18 at 10:44
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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)
39.1% Below average
Memory 61.7
1-Core 25.3
2-Core 50.6
32% 45.9 Pts
4-Core 91.6
8-Core 140
14% 116 Pts
64-Core 139
9% 139 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8816
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 22.1
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 19.8
18% 19.5 fps
MRender 24.4
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 17
17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,727
Write 1,031
Mixed 1,236
295% 1,332 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 18
80% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 95.7
DQ Write 64
DQ Mixed 35.1
38% 64.9 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 160%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.3% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 20
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 8.8
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 123
33% 123 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 77%

 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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