Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	12.6% 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	222% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 43% 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.

Run History

System	Dell XPS 15 9560 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YV12N
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181002
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '19 at 18:02
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	43%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7300HQ 170,871 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 85.3 1-Core 46.3 2-Core 91.9 49% 74.5 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 221 27% 206 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile) 160,694 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Dell(1028 07BE) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3039 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Lighting 10 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 28.7 8% 16.7 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 21.8 21% 26.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 715GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 843 901 943 848 884 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,800 Write 2,048 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 861 340% 1,515 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.6 192% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 660 DQ Mixed 690 558% 799 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 298%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 960GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 562GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 344 391 400 314 96 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 411 Write 304 Mixed 314 SusWrite 291 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 33.5 115% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 93.4 127% 231 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 2,464 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 27.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,730x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	301x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 56%, 141 samples	13x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,599x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,415x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x

SSD
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	492x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	478x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	283x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	1,178x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples	265x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 2,004 samples	237x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16