Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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)
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180223
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '20 at 05:28
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Memory 36.9
1-Core 22
2-Core 50.2
23% 36.4 Pts
4-Core 94.9
8-Core 97.3
13% 96.1 Pts
64-Core 87.5
5% 87.5 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
18% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 19.4
19% 19.7 fps
MRender 24.1
Gravity 22.2
Splatting 17
17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,078
Write 1,107
Mixed 354
187% 846 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 53
4K Mixed 35.6
110% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 263
187% 242 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
36.4% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 15.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.2
22% 7.73 GB/s
Latency 218
18% 218 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36.4%
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 1,708 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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