Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.75% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180718
Uptime12.9 Days
Run DateOct 22 '19 at 15:54
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Memory 55.9
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 167
56% 102 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 502
49% 401 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6951
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.75% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 5.94
5% 7.81 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 12.9
8% 8.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.75%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 406 416 438 387 372 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 783
Write 753
Mixed 758
SusWrite 422
153% 679 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 31.4
98% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 40.9
DQ Mixed 31.7
24% 31.3 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
67.8% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 140
28% 140 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.8%
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 1,708 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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