Dell XPS 15 9530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 20.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell XPS 15 9530
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150730
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '17 at 15:15
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User PSE-User
Background CPU 96%

 PC Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4712HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
20.6% Poor
Memory 34.3
1-Core 9.1
2-Core 19.3
16% 20.9 Pts
4-Core 38.7
8-Core 64.8
6% 51.8 Pts
64-Core 79.2
5% 79.2 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05FE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 8.12
Parallax 0.75
0% 3.18 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.26
1% 1 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.64%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GB
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL06 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 481
Write 452
Mixed 466
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 7.69
40% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 12.9
DQ Write 20.8
DQ Mixed 7.6
8% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 12.3
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 3.2
9% 3.2 GB/s
Latency 231
17% 231 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9530 Builds (Compare 1,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Dell XPS 15 9530

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