Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150730
Uptime14.1 Days
Run DateNov 09 '20 at 21:59
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Memory 57.6
1-Core 23.3
2-Core 45.4
30% 42.1 Pts
4-Core 81.5
8-Core 190
16% 136 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05FE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 2.07
5% 2.07 fps
Poor: 2% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 512GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM43D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 112 102 96 104 101 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.5% Below average
Read 256
Write 150
Mixed 202
SusWrite 106
40% 178 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 10.8
35% 10.4 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 96
DQ Mixed 109
82% 110 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT8GC64C8HB0NS-DI 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
38.1% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 14.7
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.1
20% 7 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 15 9530 Builds (Compare 1,358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Dell XPS 15 9530

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