Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.1% 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 Drive124% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 15 9500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0HH6JF
Memory47 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime2 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10885H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.9% Good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 178
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 558
51% 426 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)
Dell(1028 097D) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6140
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.1% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 30
Parallax 42.4
24% 34.1 fps
MRender 48.2
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 41
35% 43.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 47%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60pnv2t04 NVMe KIOXIA 2048GB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10704103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 657 676 711 678 776 667 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 868
Write 774
Mixed 729
SusWrite 694
172% 766 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 32.7
109% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 416
273% 325 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 124%
Great: 331%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.6% Above average
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 26.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 94
43% 94 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,126 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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