Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive95.6% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 29 '19 at 02:12
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4712HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 181
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 465
47% 381 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05FE) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3574
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.31% Terrible
Lighting 4.77
Reflection 9.38
Parallax 6.31
4% 6.82 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.39
5% 6.19 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.31%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-512L9M-11 MSATA 512GB
350GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM9110E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 392 395 364 388 366 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 400
Mixed 297
SusWrite 377
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 35.8
127% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 218
196% 298 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 97%
WD My Passport 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 101 100 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 102
Write 68.5
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 101
107% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
54% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 15.7
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 18.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9530 Builds (Compare 1,320 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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