Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive183% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170507
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJun 19 '17 at 20:39
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 195
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 497
55% 432 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 19.4
19% 19.9 fps
MRender 23.9
Gravity 22.8
Splatting 16.9
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,817
Write 895
Mixed 1,144
283% 1,285 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 41.3
129% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 166
170% 278 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 183%
Great: 235%
WD Elements 10B8 2TB
1.5TB free, PID null
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 96.2
Write 100
Mixed 95.4
126% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.22
72% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43EB1-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,708 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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