Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 39.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics17.8% 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 Drive111% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 13:35
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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)
39.2% Below average
Memory 61.3
1-Core 25.3
2-Core 47.7
32% 44.8 Pts
4-Core 95.9
8-Core 131
14% 113 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9811
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.8
Reflection 16.4
Parallax 19.2
19% 19.5 fps
MRender 23.8
Gravity 21.1
Splatting 16.5
16% 20.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn51t02duk NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
473GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 1,468
Write 497
Mixed 439
174% 801 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 14.6
69% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.9
DQ Write 39
DQ Mixed 16.2
17% 27 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 111%
Great: 173%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
44.2% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 18.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 8.7
23% 7.93 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 75%

 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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