Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% 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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y9N5X
Memory23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200213
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateDec 03 '21 at 02:41
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 74.1
2-Core 151
59% 100 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 425
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 137
Parallax 132
110% 135 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 140
Splatting 118
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn51t02du7 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 532 527 629 762 252 195 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 1,152
Write 897
Mixed 841
SusWrite 483
188% 843 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 32.1
109% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 55.3
DQ Mixed 102
120% 222 MB/s
Poor: 96%
This bench: 122%
Great: 247%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 22
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,708 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9550

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