Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 29.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.2% 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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
29.7% Poor
Memory 43.3
1-Core 23.7
2-Core 42.7
25% 36.6 Pts
4-Core 88.7
8-Core 133
14% 111 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.41% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 16.3
Parallax 2.62
2% 7.15 fps
MRender 3.95
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 5
3% 3.74 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.41%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 517 530 528 513 441 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 751
Write 548
Mixed 371
SusWrite 511
122% 545 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 17.2
64% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 167
124% 165 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
45.4% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 20.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 7.9
23% 7.9 GB/s
Latency 188
21% 188 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 45.4%
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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