Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150730
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '18 at 22:18
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 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 i7-4702HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31% Below average
Memory 49.9
1-Core 21.4
2-Core 40.6
26% 37.3 Pts
4-Core 66.3
8-Core 207
15% 137 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 31%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05FE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
1.73% Terrible
Lighting 1.5
Reflection 9.12
Parallax 3.16
1% 4.59 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 1.17
Splatting 3.87
3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.73%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 512GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM43D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 487
Write 280
Mixed 341
82% 370 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 9.29
46% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 15.5
DQ Write 87.9
DQ Mixed 8.83
19% 37.4 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
34.4% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 14.1
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 6.3
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 161
25% 161 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9530 Builds (Compare 1,318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Dell XPS 15 9530

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