Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.38% 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 Drive60.7% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160120
Uptime12 Days
Run DateJan 31 '19 at 00:38
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 192
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 478
52% 412 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Dell(1028 1083) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.25
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
5.38% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 7.59
5% 7.15 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 7.13
Splatting 7.04
5% 6.31 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.38%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 268 255 145 205 207 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 466
Write 341
Mixed 146
SusWrite 223
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 20.5
80% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 48.4
DQ Mixed 53.8
50% 78.4 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,770 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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