Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics17.8% 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 Drive132% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200213
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 25 '22 at 16:58
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 1.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
46.5% Average
Memory 76.9
1-Core 51.4
2-Core 77.1
46% 68.5 Pts
4-Core 90
8-Core 150
15% 120 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.15.1215
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.5
Reflection 17.9
Parallax 20.3
18% 20.2 fps
MRender 23.8
Gravity 22.8
Splatting 16.5
17% 21 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 533 349 355 335 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 745
Write 729
Mixed 703
SusWrite 481
150% 665 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 53.7
181% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 497
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 330
256% 357 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 132%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50.8% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 19.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 11.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 77%

 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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