Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.3% 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime5 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 23:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
28.1% Poor
Memory 44.1
1-Core 19.1
2-Core 40.5
24% 34.6 Pts
4-Core 67.2
8-Core 104
10% 85.5 Pts
64-Core 111
7% 111 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 28.1%
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)
2.09% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 3.58
Parallax 3.5
2% 3.05 fps
MRender 5.14
Gravity 1.2
Splatting 4.13
3% 3.49 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.09%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 512GB
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM44D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 325 293 244 304 321 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 319
Write 306
Mixed 274
SusWrite 302
68% 300 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 11.9
36% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 95.4
DQ Mixed 132
92% 116 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.3%
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)
34.9% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 15.5
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7.2
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 184
22% 184 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 34.9%
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 1,320 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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