Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8900 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XJ8C4
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171210
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 18:35
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 213 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 632 62% 510 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 227 Parallax 243 152% 219 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 208 Splatting 140 157% 200 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 298 298 299 300 298 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 459 Mixed 442 SusWrite 300 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 50.9 172% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 331 251% 337 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 543GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 437 442 459 459 458 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 461 Mixed 441 SusWrite 447 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 52 173% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 332 252% 339 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 122 122 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 92.8 Write 111 Mixed 71 SusWrite 118 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 172% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 349GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 71 72 72 72 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 83.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 72.3 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 29 SusWrite 40.7 26% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 164% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 8,407 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 21.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 79%

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

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 13%

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System: Dell XPS 8900

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,112x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	464x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	507x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	346x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	237x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	71x
L8H-256V2G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonBench 75%, 1,826 samples	66x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	522x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	223x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples	158x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16