Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive142% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 15 9500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05XYW7
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '21 at 18:50
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 178
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 306
34% 266 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7141
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.9% Very good
Lighting 94.2
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 78.1
77% 83.7 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 66.4
62% 78 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 691 766 574 793 633 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 953
Write 800
Mixed 836
SusWrite 710
185% 825 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 44.9
150% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 464
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 334
243% 324 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 142%
Great: 219%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68% Good
MC Read 29
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 22
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 21.7
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 6 60 28.6" 1280 720 SAM1015 LU28R55
Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,131 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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