Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '20 at 21:01
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 above expectations (76th percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 65.4
2-Core 140
57% 94.9 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 523
47% 398 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
4.06% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 5.38
Parallax 4.91
5% 5.65 fps
MRender 3.24
Gravity 2.63
Splatting 0
1% 1.96 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.06%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 108 119 116 90 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 914
Write 170
Mixed 177
SusWrite 110
74% 343 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 22.8
88% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 615
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 395
295% 405 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.5%
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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