Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.5% 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 Drive	157% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0Y9N5X
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '23 at 19:06
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 173 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 394 44% 345 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.4617 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 20.3 18% 20 fps	MRender 23.9 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 16.5 17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
H10 HBRPEKNX0202A NVMe INTEL 512GB 596 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 678 684 691 762 841 858 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,168 Write 897 Mixed 787 SusWrite 752 202% 901 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 47.9 159% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 342 255% 338 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 209%
WD5000L 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 27GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 41 42 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.6% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 38.1 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 40.5 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMSA3260NA78HAF-2400 Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.4% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.1 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 82.4 49% 82.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	58	60	15.5"	1280 720	SHP149A

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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,527x
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	1,192x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	509x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	273x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 160%, 14,022 samples	205x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TBSamsungBench 155%, 2,610 samples	88x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	431x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	146x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	108x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16