Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.2% 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 Drive134% 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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180718
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 15 '18 at 16:00
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%

 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)
78.1% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 176
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 552
60% 472 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.2% Poor
Lighting 25.7
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 21.8
21% 22.1 fps
MRender 28.1
Gravity 24
Splatting 18.6
19% 23.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.2%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 453 459 458 459 450 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 658
Write 617
Mixed 640
SusWrite 458
134% 593 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 40.3
170% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 792
DQ Write 506
DQ Mixed 591
456% 630 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 134%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 29.2
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 29
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.9%
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 1,716 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9550

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