Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2P13
Memory12.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200213
Uptime22 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 12:57
Run Duration281 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Memory 58.1
1-Core 77.2
2-Core 157
55% 97.3 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 301
38% 289 Pts
64-Core 299
18% 299 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
3.59% Terrible
Lighting 5.13
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 4.84
4% 8.97 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 4.97
Splatting 0.09
2% 3.38 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.59%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 129 126 124 119 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 688
Write 236
Mixed 266
SusWrite 133
72% 331 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 23.6
87% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 540
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 349
271% 378 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 147%
Disque virtuel Microsoft 5GB
4GB free
Firmware: 1.0
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 333
Write 337
Mixed 317
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 16.7
58% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 91.9
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 82.9
67% 94.7 MB/s
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
497GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 267 359 367 349 377 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 355
Write 371
Mixed 334
SusWrite 345
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 24.1
77% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 90.3
DQ Mixed 112
82% 108 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 20GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.9% Below average
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 11.3
36% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 7
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 68%

 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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