Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive96.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181011
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 03:58
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
27.2% Poor
Memory 41.9
1-Core 22.3
2-Core 42.8
24% 35.7 Pts
4-Core 70.2
8-Core 97.4
10% 83.8 Pts
64-Core 76.6
5% 76.6 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3136
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 22.3
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 19.4
18% 19.4 fps
MRender 24
Gravity 21.8
Splatting 16.5
17% 20.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
315GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 683 693 737 675 569 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 756
Write 613
Mixed 682
SusWrite 658
152% 677 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 23.5
4K Mixed 19.2
64% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 143
107% 145 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
36.9% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 16.2
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 7.1
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 194
21% 194 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 76%

 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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