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Dell XPS 15 9550

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Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.12% 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.
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '18 at 04:21
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 69.6 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 175 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 510 53% 424 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.1% 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.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Lighting 6.57 Reflection 17.1 Parallax 6.25 5% 9.98 fps	MRender 7.57 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 13 8% 8.78 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 1,254 Write 265 Mixed 333 133% 618 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 25.8 117% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 84.9 90% 149 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 147%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 645GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 83 Mixed 78.8 106% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.14 45% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 49%

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 (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.3% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 76%

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

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Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,707 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming

Gaming 10%

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Desktop

Desktop 58%

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Workstation

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,509x
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	1,179x
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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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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