Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 35.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics17.7% 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 Drive133% 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.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170811
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 18 '18 at 19:49
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Memory 50.7
1-Core 29.4
2-Core 51.7
29% 43.9 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 277
22% 191 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.1%
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)
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 22.2
Reflection 15.2
Parallax 17.4
18% 18.3 fps
MRender 24.3
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 16.8
17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B256-Q11 NV 256GB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4881 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 1,518
Write 737
Mixed 993
238% 1,083 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 22.3
76% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 91.9
DQ Write 64.8
DQ Mixed 14.5
28% 57.1 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 133%
Great: 206%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
574GB free
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
63% Good
Read 113
Write 105
Mixed 70.8
72% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 4.69
4K Mixed 0.51
186% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 63%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 9.1
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 158
25% 158 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.9%
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 1,707 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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