Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive336% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RHXRG
Memory23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 22 '21 at 20:12
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 217
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 555
58% 468 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 097D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.78% Terrible
Lighting 2.9
Reflection 4.2
Parallax 3.6
2% 3.57 fps
MRender 5.3
Gravity 3
Splatting 4.8
4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.78%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 23 22 21 22 27 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
336% Outstanding
Read 4,417
Write 17.4
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 23.3
235% 1,130 MB/s
4K Read 387
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 5.6
595% 132 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 336%
Great: 172%
Pc711 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
738GB free
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 265 250 263 239 265 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 1,194
Write 853
Mixed 572
SusWrite 265
160% 721 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 41.3
126% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 403
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 451
298% 357 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 117%
Great: 389%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2G43AB2-CWE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 22.8
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 18.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,141 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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