Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics39.6% 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 Drive130% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160120
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateApr 28 '17 at 11:19
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 (60th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 194
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 588
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.3.1
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.6% Below average
Lighting 46
Reflection 62.9
Parallax 63.2
38% 57.4 fps
MRender 63.4
Gravity 45.5
Splatting 52.2
44% 53.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 758
Write 533
Mixed 575
138% 622 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 42
167% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 446
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 158
174% 298 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 130%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
875GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.8%
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 2,770 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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