Dell XPS 15 9500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.54% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05XYW7
Memory0.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210526
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJul 28 '21 at 00:37
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 132
2-Core 242
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 689
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 097D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.54% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 46.8
Parallax 7.4
5% 20 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 9.7
7% 8.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.54%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,367
Write 1254
Mixed 1,097
276% 1,239 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 51.9
166% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 492
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 465
321% 403 MB/s
Poor: 137% Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19.8
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 74.8
53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 6 60 15.6" 1280 720 SHP14D1
Typical XPS 15 9500 Builds (Compare 3,131 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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