Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y9N5X
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '19 at 12:04
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 164
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 544
53% 436 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.9
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 2.91
2% 7.69 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 5.96
4% 4.44 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.84%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 396 498 474 411 312 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,139
Write 626
Mixed 550
SusWrite 430
152% 686 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 62.7
168% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 915
DQ Write 730
DQ Mixed 832
620% 826 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 163%
Great: 170%
Asmt 2115 1TB
496GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 151 153 82 70 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 93%
SanDisk SDSSDH32000G 2TB
1TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 224 254 250 230 225 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
169% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 214
Mixed 183
SusWrite 234
288% 209 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 19.8
1,670% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.9
DQ Write 30.1
DQ Mixed 24
1,918% 25 MB/s
Poor: 169%
This bench: 169%
Great: 220%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FDD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 24.3
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,720 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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