Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive146% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05XYW7
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMar 10 '22 at 16:33
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 741
72% 592 Pts
64-Core 878
54% 878 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2200S 512GB
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 1129 1136 1239 360 921 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,359
Write 1,153
Mixed 1099
SusWrite 991
258% 1,151 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 4.1
92% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 34.3
DQ Mixed 67
64% 106 MB/s
Poor: 96%
This bench: 146%
Great: 201%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 21 21 17 20 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 159
Write 180
Mixed 136
SusWrite 19.9
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
194% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 106%
Generic MassStorageClass 16GB
15GB free, PID 0754
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 4 4 4 4.3 4.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
5.5% Terrible
Read 18.9
Write 7
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 4.2
10% 9.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 1
56% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.5%
Great: 32%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
190GB free, PID 61b6
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 61 66 65 64 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
26.7% Poor
Read 56.6
Write 36.1
Mixed 38
SusWrite 64.7
65% 48.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.9% Very good
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 22.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 24.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,137 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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