Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.51% 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 Drive91.3% 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.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190729
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 28 '19 at 02:19
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 188
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 522
56% 444 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.2%
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)
5.51% Terrible
Lighting 5.63
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 5.91
5% 7.69 fps
MRender 8.76
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 11.6
7% 8.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.51%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 142 142 135 130 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 920
Write 226
Mixed 304
SusWrite 139
86% 397 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 12.8
108% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 416
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 290
230% 325 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 22.2
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 21.1
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.1%
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 1,711 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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