Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.9% 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 Drive	182% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 65% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N7TVV
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 14:35
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	65%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 98.3 46% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 276 28% 229 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4270 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 22.5 Reflection 25.6 Parallax 20.6 18% 22.9 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 23 Splatting 16.6 17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 18%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 505GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 841 862 876 881 877 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1398 Write 1881 Mixed 1,676 SusWrite 880 330% 1,459 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 55.3 174% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 423 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 390 291% 387 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 502%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8266.M16FE 2x16GB 2,460 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,510x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	193x
Core i3-6100HIntelBench 56%, 313 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,180x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	504x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	271x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 160%, 14,022 samples	204x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TBSamsungBench 155%, 2,610 samples	87x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	430x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	142x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	108x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16