Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.33% 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 Drive146% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170811
Uptime14 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '18 at 23:56
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 as expected (48th percentile)
60.5% Good
Memory 68.7
1-Core 76.6
2-Core 145
57% 96.8 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 465
46% 374 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 60.5%
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 (81st percentile)
5.33% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 8.08
Parallax 4.91
5% 6.23 fps
MRender 7.05
Gravity 4.7
Splatting 11.3
7% 7.68 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.33%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,482
Write 542
Mixed 722
200% 915 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 33.5
131% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 144
153% 255 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 146%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.6% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 16.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 9.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.6%
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 1,708 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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