Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18% 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 Drive336% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191003
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 15:36
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (100th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 161
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 349
47% 353 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.9%
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 above expectations (92nd percentile)
18% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 19.5
19% 19.7 fps
MRender 24.1
Gravity 22
Splatting 16.7
17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
830GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1917 2002 1573 1503 1511 1525 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
336% Outstanding
Read 2,532
Write 2,230
Mixed 1,831
SusWrite 1,672
464% 2,066 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 87.5
267% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,174
DQ Write 1,007
DQ Mixed 1,103
823% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 336%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
382GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 423 430 430 430 426 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 421
Mixed 372
SusWrite 427
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.6
201% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 316
240% 324 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 121%
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 (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.2
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 22.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.8%
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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