Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.1% 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 Drive191% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '18 at 04:41
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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)
72.1% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 94.2
2-Core 206
69% 124 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 545
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8816
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Lighting 23.1
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 19.1
19% 19.7 fps
MRender 23.7
Gravity 22.3
Splatting 16.6
17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,581
Write 873
Mixed 876
244% 1,110 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 57.2
192% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 142
157% 271 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 191%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.5% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.4
28% 9.63 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.6
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 94
43% 94 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,730 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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