Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.61% 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 Drive255% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '16 at 09:09
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 208
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 548
57% 460 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.61% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 10
Parallax 6.97
6% 7.98 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 6.17
Splatting 14.3
8% 9.71 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.61%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,236
Write 1,463
Mixed 1,568
389% 1,756 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 32.1
191% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 493
DQ Write 412
DQ Mixed 32.5
139% 312 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 255%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C18 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 29.6
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%

 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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