Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.14% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WNFM0
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180718
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateOct 19 '19 at 19:49
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 above expectations (66th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Memory 83.3
1-Core 80.6
2-Core 149
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 229
29% 220 Pts
64-Core 222
14% 222 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59.9%
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 above expectations (81st percentile)
5.14% Terrible
Lighting 5.33
Reflection 8.19
Parallax 5.16
4% 6.23 fps
MRender 7.33
Gravity 4.63
Splatting 11.2
7% 7.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.14%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0004SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 102 102 107 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 118
Write 108
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 91.2
67% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.2
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 21
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,707 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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