Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.11% 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 Drive253% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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
Memory20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 20:29
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 81.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 270
89% 163 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 824
82% 666 Pts
64-Core 1,126
70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88%
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)
6.11% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 48.1
Parallax 8.5
5% 20.9 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 11.4
8% 10 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.11%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 1263 1286 1230 1239 1328 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,966
Write 1,587
Mixed 1,405
SusWrite 1,266
349% 1,556 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 70.9
234% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 733
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 783
519% 627 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 253%
Great: 357%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 25.9
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 26.5
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,126 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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