Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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 Drive52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '19 at 10:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon W3690-$990
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 93
2-Core 171
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 511
55% 435 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 171
Parallax 192
121% 171 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 186
Splatting 133
121% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 179 190 202 195 189 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
52.4% Above average
Read 212
Write 198
Mixed 134
SusWrite 190
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 23.2
79% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 61.5
77% 137 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 89%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
653GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 104 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 115
Write 113
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 105
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.5% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 17.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 12.5
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 420 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: $419
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