Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics17.4% 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 Drive163% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200213
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 20:04
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 1.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 72.6
1-Core 50.4
2-Core 91.4
46% 71.5 Pts
4-Core 153
8-Core 226
24% 190 Pts
64-Core 261
16% 261 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6089
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Lighting 21.7
Reflection 24.9
Parallax 20.2
18% 22.3 fps
MRender 23.7
Gravity 23.1
Splatting 16.6
17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 845 814 870 378 329 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,139
Write 943
Mixed 784
SusWrite 622
195% 872 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 47.3
161% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 767
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 216
282% 513 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 163%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 15.7
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 95.5
42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55%
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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