Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.33% 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 Drive354% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
SystemDell XPS 15 9500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0HH6JF
Memory58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '21 at 16:35
Run Duration334 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10885H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 141
2-Core 277
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 882
85% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,217
75% 1,217 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 097D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.33% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 60.9
Parallax 8.8
5% 25.3 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 11.8
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.33%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2144 2340 2344 1934 1532 1528 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2,565
Write 2,380
Mixed 1,918
SusWrite 1,970
496% 2,208 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 85.4
287% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,099
DQ Write 793
DQ Mixed 1,022
743% 972 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 354%
Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2376 2373 2367 1831 1519 1527 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
363% Outstanding
Read 2,592
Write 2,379
Mixed 1,944
SusWrite 1,999
501% 2,229 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 86
283% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1241
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 1,110
831% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 363%
Great: 435%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB
927GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 654 641 655 653 653 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 96%
AMicro AM8180 NVME 1TB
671GB free, PID 1101
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 41.2
Write 41.3
Mixed 41
SusWrite 41.1
56% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 19.6
4K Mixed 17.8
1,332% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 17
DQ Write 21.5
DQ Mixed 18.8
1,434% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 79%
Great: 79%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB
2.5TB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 114 115 114 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 123
Write 113
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 114
149% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
85% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 27.7
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 40.5
SC Mixed 27.4
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9500

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