Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics17.9% 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 Drive114% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191212
Uptime7.6 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 21:23
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 198
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 516
54% 432 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5655
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Lighting 22.7
Reflection 17
Parallax 19.4
18% 19.7 fps
MRender 24
Gravity 21.9
Splatting 16.6
17% 20.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20003A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 309 303 307 302 298 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 662
Write 374
Mixed 384
SusWrite 309
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 39.5
159% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 554
DQ Write 378
DQ Mixed 493
361% 475 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 114%
Great: 137%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
1GB free
Firmware: N1007C
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 426
Write 348
Mixed 18.9
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 5.3
68% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 85
74% 116 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8213.C16FBR 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 22
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69%
Great: 108%

 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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