Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.75% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive136% 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.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime2 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '18 at 14:46
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Memory 53.7
1-Core 91.1
2-Core 168
58% 104 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 449
48% 380 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.7%
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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.75% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 17
Parallax 5.78
5% 9.69 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 13
7% 7.78 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.75%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 1,847
Write 463
Mixed 1,042
244% 1,117 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 29.8
94% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 47.1
48% 78.9 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 136%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 14.4
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 148
27% 148 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.8%
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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