Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.94% 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 Drive98.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191212
Uptime23.9 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 12:01
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 25%

 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 i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
53% Above average
Memory 50.4
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 163
55% 99.5 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 490
48% 394 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 53%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8187
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.94% Terrible
Lighting 6.37
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 6.31
5% 9.97 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 5.57
Splatting 12.1
7% 8.63 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.94%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 431 431 421 415 404 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 718
Write 446
Mixed 368
SusWrite 419
109% 488 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 18.1
66% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 619
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 536
400% 535 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.6% Above average
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 13.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 17.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 159
25% 159 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 76%

 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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