Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime16 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 16:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Memory 57.4
1-Core 23.2
2-Core 45.7
30% 42.1 Pts
4-Core 84.9
8-Core 178
15% 132 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05FE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
2.12% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 9.27
Parallax 3.59
2% 4.98 fps
MRender 5.43
Gravity 1.23
Splatting 4.13
3% 3.6 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.12%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 512GB
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM44D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 273 238 280 308 306 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 339
Write 206
Mixed 231
SusWrite 283
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 13.5
45% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 104
83% 117 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.1
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 7
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 136
30% 136 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9530 Builds (Compare 1,326 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Dell XPS 15 9530

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