Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive142% 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
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '20 at 06:49
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 1.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 83.7
1-Core 63.9
2-Core 94.7
53% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 113
8-Core 126
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 155
10% 155 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.82% Terrible
Lighting 2.73
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 2.72
2% 5.74 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 3.17
Splatting 2.7
4% 5.26 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.82%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 542 536 541 541 522 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 1,010
Write 568
Mixed 411
SusWrite 534
140% 631 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 41.9
174% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 363
273% 368 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 142%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 20.6
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 14.1
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52%
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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