Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '18 at 06:44
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 60.2
1-Core 25.5
2-Core 51
32% 45.6 Pts
4-Core 99.5
8-Core 142
15% 121 Pts
64-Core 144
9% 144 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.34% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 2.34
2% 7.17 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4.91
3% 3.54 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.34%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 2,017
Write 1,334
Mixed 1,088
326% 1,480 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 19.9
91% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 54
DQ Mixed 19.1
21% 34.7 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 191%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43EB1-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
45% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 19.3
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 127
31% 127 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 45%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,712 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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