Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.8% 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	135% 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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N7TVV
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190730
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 20:08
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 61.5 1-Core 77.6 2-Core 154 56% 97.6 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 410 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3170 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.5 Reflection 16.6 Parallax 20.9 18% 20 fps	MRender 24.3 Gravity 22 Splatting 16.8 17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 345 267 299 303 323 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 946 Write 804 Mixed 846 SusWrite 327 164% 731 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 53.5 160% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 761 522% 653 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 144%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 95 99 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 110 Write 99.5 Mixed 69 SusWrite 97.4 125% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 221% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 59%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 15GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 7 6.5 4.7 7 7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 12.8 Write 1.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 6.5 8% 6.62 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 715GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.2 Write 70.2 Mixed 48.2 81% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1B1 1x16GB 1,444 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	25.1% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 5.5 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 123 32% 123 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 41%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,510x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	193x
Core i3-6100HIntelBench 56%, 313 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,180x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	504x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	271x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 160%, 14,022 samples	204x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TBSamsungBench 155%, 2,610 samples	87x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	430x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	142x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	108x

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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 $179	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