Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.6% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '18 at 03:29
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 58.7
1-Core 59
2-Core 109
45% 75.7 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 173
30% 210 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125
Relative performance (0th percentile)
4.16% Terrible
Lighting 5.77
Reflection 4.31
Parallax 5.78
5% 5.29 fps
MRender 6.86
Gravity 6
Splatting 0.13
3% 4.33 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 4.16%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 279 290 293 283 289 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 845
Write 296
Mixed 292
SusWrite 285
94% 430 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 23.8
98% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.6
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 196
118% 121 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 10.9
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 13
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 131
30% 131 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,707 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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