Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.76% 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 Drive84.9% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime3 Days
Run DateSep 10 '18 at 15:33
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 192
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 602
56% 464 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
9.76% Terrible
Lighting 12
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 7.31
10% 10.1 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 11.2
Splatting 13
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.76%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 147 124 121 125 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 415
Write 376
Mixed 339
SusWrite 158
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 40.7
142% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 326
246% 329 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 191 189 191 191 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 150
Mixed 81
SusWrite 190
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,783 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $379
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