Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive91.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 18:58
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th 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 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
40.7% Average
Memory 53.3
1-Core 38.3
2-Core 68.3
34% 53.3 Pts
4-Core 151
8-Core 455
33% 303 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.12% Terrible
Lighting 3.23
Reflection 16.3
Parallax 3.09
3% 7.54 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 2.87
Splatting 6.43
4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.12%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 559 565 567 568 564 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 665
Write 570
Mixed 395
SusWrite 563
123% 548 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 16.4
60% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 476
303% 348 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
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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