Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 20 '18 at 15:34
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 960-$220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 84.2
2-Core 146
67% 108 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 396
42% 336 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48% Average
Lighting 56.3
Reflection 51.7
Parallax 61.1
46% 56.3 fps
MRender 59.3
Gravity 49.3
Splatting 76.9
52% 61.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48%
Great: 57%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 112
Write 102
Mixed 107
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.12
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.08
36% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.5% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 6.1
19% 6.63 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 7.1
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $418
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