Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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	113% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 82% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0X2P13
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '20 at 22:33
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%
CPU Throttled	82%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300HQ 41,531 User benchmarks, average bench 54% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 55.9 2-Core 122 53% 86 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 239 32% 239 Pts	64-Core 236 15% 236 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 66%

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. 26.21.14.4112 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 19.3 18% 19.5 fps	MRender 23.9 Gravity 21.5 Splatting 16.5 16% 20.6 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 250 261 249 203 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 973 Write 275 Mixed 302 SusWrite 224 97% 444 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 29.6 136% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 658 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 360 290% 420 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 147%
SAMSUNG HM500JI 500GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 389GB free, PID 1049 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 34 Write 28.3 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 36.7 45% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 17,761 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 74%

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

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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,534x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	194x
Core i3-6100HIntelBench 56%, 313 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,199x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	510x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	274x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 160%, 14,022 samples	207x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TBSamsungBench 155%, 2,610 samples	88x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	433x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	146x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	108x

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