Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.69% 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 Drive53.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime329.9 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '21 at 11:36
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4712HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 72.8
1-Core 37.4
2-Core 74.4
41% 61.5 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 263
26% 209 Pts
64-Core 239
15% 239 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
Dell(1028 05FE) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
8.69% Terrible
Lighting 9.5
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 11.9
8% 11.1 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 12.3
Splatting 12.9
11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.69%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-512L9M-11 MSATA 512GB
244GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM9110D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 286 363 307 335 322 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 156
Write 194
Mixed 157
SusWrite 325
47% 208 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 17
47% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 186
167% 252 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
45.2% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 8.3
23% 8 GB/s
Latency 95
42% 95 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9530 Builds (Compare 1,334 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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