Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
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 41.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180718
Uptime13.8 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 02:03
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 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 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
41.7% Average
Memory 63.2
1-Core 53
2-Core 88.7
43% 68.3 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 138
16% 127 Pts
64-Core 138
8% 138 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.28% Terrible
Lighting 2.93
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 2.91
2% 6.13 fps
MRender 4.14
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 9.78
5% 5.61 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.28%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 560 520 460 576 688 635 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 836
Write 781
Mixed 733
SusWrite 573
164% 731 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 33
104% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 210
162% 223 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 111%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
47.8% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 19.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 47.8%
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 1,729 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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