Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161007
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 00:41
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 (83rd percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 168
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 510
50% 412 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.11% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 18.4
Parallax 6.1
5% 10.1 fps
MRender 5.4
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 9.5
6% 6.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.11%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 81 73 79 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 162
Write 186
Mixed 309
SusWrite 91
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 3.6
113% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 750
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 250
247% 410 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1B1 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.8% Below average
MC Read 12
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 10.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.3
26% 9.2 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 41%

 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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