Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.87% 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 Drive55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (37%). 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
Memory18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190729
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 11:54
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 37%

 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 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)
69.7% Good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 58.2
2-Core 164
59% 101 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 353
45% 340 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.87% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 0.06
5% 5.9 fps
MRender 8.43
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 12.8
8% 8.84 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.87%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 100 81 34 75 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 383
Write 292
Mixed 218
SusWrite 79.8
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 40.5
4K Mixed 23.6
71% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 216
183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 98%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
428GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 102 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 57
Write 92.7
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 101
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.5
153% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF Kingston KHX2400C14S4/16G 24GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 17.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 73%

 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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