Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32% 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 Drive228% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171210
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 14:15
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 226
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 577
57% 467 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32% Below average
Lighting 40.1
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 37.8
33% 36.4 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 37.9
Splatting 36.3
31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
466GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 510
Write 392
Mixed 411
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 23.8
130% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 41.1
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 23.2
49% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 134%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,625
Write 1,122
Mixed 1,305
369% 1,684 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 29.8
174% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 55.4
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 29
36% 61.5 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 228%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 187
Mixed 174
139% 185 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.22
89% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 25.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 111%

 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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