Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.9% 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 Drive	182% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% 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

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System	Dell XPS 15 9560 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05FFDN
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '19 at 13:53
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 62 1-Core 104 2-Core 193 66% 120 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 466 54% 421 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 73%

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. 26.21.14.3186 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 25 Parallax 28.7 27% 28.8 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 31.9 Splatting 22.4 22% 26.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 1180 596 600 603 603 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,275 Write 1,105 Mixed 954 SusWrite 782 231% 1,029 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 65.8 178% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 954 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 260 275% 476 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 296%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 143GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 116 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 103 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 114 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 28,425 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 19.2 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 84%

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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	3,707x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	301x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 56%, 141 samples	13x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,581x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,410x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x

SSD
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	490x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	476x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	278x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	1,169x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples	264x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 2,004 samples	235x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16