Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.07% 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 Drive141% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RHXRG
Memory0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201120
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '21 at 18:35
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 65.2
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 196
66% 120 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 623
59% 491 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 097D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.07% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 8.7
Parallax 7.8
5% 7.57 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 11.3
8% 9.63 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.07%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 584 616 585 399 401 402 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 989
Write 853
Mixed 937
SusWrite 498
184% 819 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 51.9
168% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 585
388% 469 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 141%
Great: 219%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
465GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 863 871 790 798 800 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,521
Write 1,146
Mixed 1,220
SusWrite 821
264% 1,177 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 58.8
195% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 604
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 631
416% 500 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 191%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KCDT82-MIE 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 18.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9500

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