Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 33%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.56% 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 Drive65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WNFM0
Memory20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190225
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 10 '19 at 02:03
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
33% Below average
Memory 52.8
1-Core 35.6
2-Core 75.1
34% 54.5 Pts
4-Core 78.3
8-Core 79.7
11% 79 Pts
64-Core 76.9
5% 76.9 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 33%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.56% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 8.23
Parallax 5.53
5% 6.52 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 5.13
Splatting 12.2
7% 8.29 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.56%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9TN8W512G1001 512GB
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6106101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 355 334 371 408 362 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 411
Write 414
Mixed 346
SusWrite 357
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 27.1
4K Mixed 18.9
66% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 101
91% 139 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown RMSA3300ME78HBF-2666 Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 32GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
47.5% Average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 14.7
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 151
27% 151 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,708 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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