Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.48% 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 Drive	88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 60% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell XPS 15 9560 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05FFDN
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181002
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 20:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 77 1-Core 53.2 2-Core 104 50% 78.2 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 295 30% 240 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 07BE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Lighting 7.87 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.72 6% 9.03 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 7.13 Splatting 15.6 10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 440 455 453 331 429 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 853 Write 971 Mixed 782 SusWrite 400 169% 751 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 22.3 4K Mixed 25.3 76% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 133 100% 133 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 170%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 429GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 98.4 Write 100 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 99.1 133% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KMKYF9-MIH 2x8GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	64.8% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 22.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 78%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,707x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	301x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 56%, 141 samples	13x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,581x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,410x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x

SSD
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	490x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	476x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	278x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	1,169x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples	264x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 2,004 samples	235x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16