Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160506
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateJun 07 '18 at 09:11
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User EUR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 206
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 632
65% 525 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Nvidia(10DE 105F) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 22.2
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 19.7
18% 19.6 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 22.8
Splatting 16.6
17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 509
Write 182
Mixed 261
69% 318 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 18.6
103% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 18.4
23% 38.9 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4O Max speed: Unknown
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 23.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 17
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 94
43% 94 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 2,773 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $370
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