Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (100th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 0 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.1% 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 Drive601% 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
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 00:35
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (100th 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)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 196
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 545
59% 468 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 82.9%
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)
20.1% Poor
Lighting 25.4
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 22
21% 22.1 fps
MRender 28.1
Gravity 24.4
Splatting 18.7
19% 23.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 454 451 450 451 360 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
601% Outstanding
Read 6,590
Write 754
Mixed 1,330
SusWrite 448
488% 2,281 MB/s
4K Read 439
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 156
915% 230 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 990
740% 999 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 601%
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)
88% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 28.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 26
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88%
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 1,722 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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