Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive116% 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.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170507
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 15 '18 at 07:10
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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)
74.7% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 187
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 540
56% 453 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 417 132 99 119 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 952
Write 198
Mixed 293
SusWrite 208
90% 413 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 13.3
138% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 990
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 363
327% 520 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 116%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.4% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 21.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.4%
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 1,708 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9550

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