Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.5% 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 Drive88.2% 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.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y9N5X
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190225
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateOct 09 '19 at 12:25
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 71.7
2-Core 164
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 538
51% 421 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.2%
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 above expectations (100th percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 6.94
6% 10.4 fps
MRender 6.95
Gravity 6.43
Splatting 14.2
8% 9.19 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 512GB
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20003A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 351 325 298 293 290 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 503
Write 588
Mixed 452
SusWrite 341
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 16.5
86% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 538
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 509
377% 499 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 167%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.3% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 10.2
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 11.3
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,707 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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