Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.02% 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 Drive69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150730
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateNov 10 '17 at 09:25
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
60.3% Good
Memory 71.4
1-Core 82.1
2-Core 161
61% 105 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 400
41% 333 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
Dell(1028 05FE) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8792
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.02% Terrible
Lighting 10.3
Reflection 9.35
Parallax 11.8
8% 10.5 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 13.3
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.02%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon LMH-512V2M-11 MSATA 512GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FM9110A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 485
Write 406
Mixed 446
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 20.9
77% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 20
DQ Write 45.3
DQ Mixed 13.9
16% 26.4 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 108%
Seagate Ultra Slim PL 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0108
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 120
Write 126
Mixed 105
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.43
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.14
104% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
44.2% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 14.5
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 98.2
41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9530 Builds (Compare 1,331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Dell XPS 15 9530

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