Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive155% 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.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200213
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 22 '20 at 22:08
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
62.2% Good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 77.2
2-Core 154
59% 101 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 410
43% 345 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87BD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 188
Parallax 170
143% 178 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 144
Splatting 125
119% 149 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 128%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 505 451 489 804 751 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,105
Write 294
Mixed 723
SusWrite 607
151% 682 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 42.8
144% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 542
DQ Mixed 660
492% 659 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 155%
Great: 235%
Asmt 2115 500GB
337GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 206 209 208 204 202 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 293
Write 216
Mixed 230
SusWrite 205
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 18.3
60% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 75.8
DQ Write 58.1
DQ Mixed 71.7
52% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.1% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.4
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 17.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64.1%
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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