Dell XPS 15 9560

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive173% 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9560  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05FFDN
Memory17.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170830
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 14:50
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
27.9% Poor
Memory 33
1-Core 31.8
2-Core 71.7
26% 45.5 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 350
26% 236 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
2.56% Terrible
Lighting 2.77
Reflection 23.8
Parallax 2.56
2% 9.71 fps
MRender 2.67
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 5.65
3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.56%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
479GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 2,011
Write 1,186
Mixed 1,476
345% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 26.8
4K Mixed 13.7
59% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 64
DQ Write 55.4
DQ Mixed 10.2
21% 43.2 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 173%
Great: 294%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 238
17% 238 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9560 Builds (Compare 4,018 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,300
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