Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.3% 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 Drive16.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WNFM0
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateMar 10 '16 at 05:32
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
64.1% Good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 85.1
2-Core 159
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 238
32% 237 Pts
64-Core 236
15% 236 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.3% Terrible
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 5.28
4% 6.45 fps
MRender 7.67
Gravity 4.6
Splatting 12.1
7% 8.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.3%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST500LM0 500GB
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
16.3% Very poor
Read 180
Write 83.9
Mixed 119
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 9.47
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.22
15% 3.54 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A2 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
71.3% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 22.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,709 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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