Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.66% 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 Drive	255% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9560 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05FFDN
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 12:41
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 72.4 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 174 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 548 50% 421 Pts	64-Core 529 33% 529 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 07BE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.66% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 8.7 Parallax 7.4 5% 7.53 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 10.4 6% 7.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.66% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1806 1677 1685 1542 1663 1644 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,949 Write 1,638 Mixed 1,094 SusWrite 1,670 356% 1,588 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 47.6 160% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 703 DQ Write 453 DQ Mixed 636 458% 597 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 393%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 54GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 13 14 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 16.2 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 14.4 26% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2 137% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 48%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 29GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 15 11 12 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 33 Write 16.9 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 13.6 26% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 0.2 332% 5.1 MB/s	DQ Read 8.6 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 5.7 460% 7.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6H1 1x8GB 5,210 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.8% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 10 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 42%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,707x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	301x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 56%, 141 samples	13x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,581x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,410x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x

SSD
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	490x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	476x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	278x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	1,169x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples	264x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 2,004 samples	235x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16