Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive139% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170821
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateSep 28 '17 at 00:19
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 192
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 531
54% 438 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Lighting 23.3
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 20
19% 20.2 fps
MRender 24.7
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 17.1
17% 21.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 1,374
Write 557
Mixed 734
195% 888 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 30.1
116% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 160
167% 276 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 139%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905663-008.A00G 9905663-007.A00G 32GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.5% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 20.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 19.4
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,709 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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