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 (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics18.4% 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 Drive90.6% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '18 at 21:34
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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)
39.3% Below average
Memory 60.9
1-Core 25.4
2-Core 50.5
32% 45.6 Pts
4-Core 99.2
8-Core 136
15% 117 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9924
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Lighting 23.6
Reflection 17
Parallax 21.7
19% 20.7 fps
MRender 24
Gravity 22
Splatting 17
17% 21 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 549 536 354 87 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 824
Write 557
Mixed 379
SusWrite 356
118% 529 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 26.4
90% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 178
134% 179 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 90.6%
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 (4th percentile)
46% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 20.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.3
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 46%
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 1,709 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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