Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.4% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161007
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 07:27
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 way below expectations (17th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Memory 61.6
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 171
60% 107 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 456
39% 335 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.4% Terrible
Lighting 5.33
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 5.75
4% 9.28 fps
MRender 7.67
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 12.8
7% 8.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.4%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn51t02du7 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
465GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 515 603 540 649 537 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 1,011
Write 934
Mixed 538
SusWrite 565
170% 762 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 27.1
73% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 404
301% 397 MB/s
Poor: 96%
This bench: 116%
Great: 247%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
52.8% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17.7
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 11.6
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 75%

 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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