Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 57% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N7TVV
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191003
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 04:10
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	57%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 62.5 1-Core 48.4 2-Core 93.2 42% 68 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 263 26% 215 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	2.57% Terrible	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 7.4 0% 8.1 fps	MRender 9.2 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 10.3 7% 8.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.57% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme A400 SanDis 512GB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: A3550012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 357 351 321 239 236 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 711 Write 534 Mixed 344 SusWrite 315 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 35.8 135% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 393 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 344 259% 347 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 157%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21.9 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 76%

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

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,509x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	193x
Core i3-6100HIntelBench 56%, 313 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,179x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	504x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	271x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 160%, 14,022 samples	204x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TBSamsungBench 155%, 2,610 samples	87x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	430x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	142x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	108x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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