Dell Studio XPS 7100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Studio XPS 7100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NWWY0
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100910
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 12 '17 at 16:12
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 70
1-Core 51.6
2-Core 102
46% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 275
29% 231 Pts
64-Core 274
17% 274 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Diamond(1092 6450) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.71% Terrible
Lighting 2.27
Reflection 2.23
Parallax 1.97
2% 2.16 fps
MRender 1.71
Gravity 1.7
Splatting 1.83
2% 1.75 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.71%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
657GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 87.3
Write 119
Mixed 82.6
72% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.47
110% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 75%
Kingston DT 101 II 8GB
5GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.57% Terrible
Read 16.9
Write 6.25
Mixed 9.51
12% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.95
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.02
12% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.57%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 8.1
19% 6.57 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 7100 Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio XPS 7100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 8% - Terrible Total price: $38
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