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Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	135% 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.
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.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N7TVV
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '17 at 21:03
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 48.3 1-Core 89.3 2-Core 180 57% 106 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 547 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.7% 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 Ver. 21.20.16.4664 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 3.66 3% 8.14 fps	MRender 5.95 Gravity 4.33 Splatting 9.96 6% 6.75 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,448 Write 558 Mixed 761 202% 922 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 19.3 127% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 19.3 54% 108 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 172%
Asmt 2135 500GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 166GB free Firmware: 0 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 79.7 Write 85.9 Mixed 80.5 62% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.19 75% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra T C 32GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 5596 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 139 Write 97.6 Mixed 111 142% 116 MB/s	4K Read 5.92 4K Write 3.19 4K Mixed 1.52 182% 3.54 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 53%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 756 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 009f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	6.47% Terrible	Read 24.8 Write 5.85 Mixed 8.42 13% 13 MB/s	4K Read 6.66 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.008 25% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.47% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.2% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 17.8 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 167 24% 167 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 76%

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Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,711 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop

Desktop 58%

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Workstation

Workstation 10%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,513x
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	1,183x
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

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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