Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.55% 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 Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N7TVV
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '19 at 14:56
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	65%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 77.3 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 105 50% 78.7 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 295 29% 239 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6890 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.55% Terrible	Lighting 6.67 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 7 5% 10.3 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 6.43 Splatting 13.9 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.55% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 393 376 361 320 342 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 849 Write 506 Mixed 365 SusWrite 369 116% 522 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 30.8 116% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 401 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 374 282% 377 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 172%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 76%

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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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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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