Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive125% 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
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 19:47
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 90.6
2-Core 183
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 519
52% 421 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
4.87% Terrible
Lighting 5.27
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 4.84
4% 8.93 fps
MRender 6.38
Gravity 4.63
Splatting 9.91
6% 6.98 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.87%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 1,283
Write 582
Mixed 921
205% 929 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 22.8
122% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.9
DQ Write 65.1
DQ Mixed 24.7
26% 42.2 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 125%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.2% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 17.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 89.2
45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 76%

 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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