Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive124% 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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180223
Uptime11 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 21:48
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Memory 57.8
1-Core 90.7
2-Core 167
59% 105 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 512
48% 401 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.8%
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 above expectations (100th percentile)
6% Terrible
Lighting 6.33
Reflection 17
Parallax 6.34
5% 9.89 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 5.27
Splatting 12.7
8% 8.84 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 518 369 194 191 376 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 302
Mixed 346
SusWrite 358
110% 501 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 29.6
128% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 398
DQ Mixed 531
398% 536 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 124%
Great: 172%
WD My Passport 082A 2TB
24GB free, PID 082a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 97.9
Write 98.6
Mixed 55.8
104% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 18.6
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.9%
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 1,730 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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