Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.99% 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 Drive329% 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.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 07:32
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 92
2-Core 159
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 292
38% 285 Pts
64-Core 260
16% 260 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4141
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
8.99% Terrible
Lighting 9.9
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 11.4
8% 12.7 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 13.2
Splatting 16
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 8.99%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
829GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1853 1984 1605 1531 1515 1554 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,400
Write 2,188
Mixed 1770
SusWrite 1,674
451% 2,008 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 80.4
271% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,104
DQ Write 986
DQ Mixed 1,059
790% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 329%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
381GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 440 446 436 451 453 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 435
Mixed 376
SusWrite 445
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 58.5
174% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 320
243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 24
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 21.3
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 89%

 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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