Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 21:46
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 90.2 1-Core 40.1 2-Core 77.3 48% 69.2 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 264 26% 212 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 50.7 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 68.3 41% 59.2 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 52.2 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 210 Write 235 Mixed 192 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 31.6 103% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 146 124% 180 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 335GB free Firmware: AV001D SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 101 126 126 124 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 125 Write 117 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 114 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 6x2GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 10.5 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	195x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	90x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	19x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $89Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	15x
SD8TB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 73%, 213 samples	11x
FTM1TN325H 1TBBench 70%, 177 samples	11x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 24GBSamsungBench 51%, 13 samples	13x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 6x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 43 samples	11x
KP223C-ELD 6x2GBKingstonBench 52%, 31 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $418

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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