Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	70.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '19 at 23:39
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5680 4,201 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 90.5 2-Core 180 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 512 50% 411 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 147 146 148 148 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 344 Write 329 Mixed 321 SusWrite 172 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 35.2 110% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 122 126% 206 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 110%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 9GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 245 Write 227 Mixed 215 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 24.1 92% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 152 125% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 137 147 139 147 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 159 Write 153 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 143 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 131 136 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 133 Write 138 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 134 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 82%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 66GB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 117 117 111 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 114 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5s M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 12GB 8533, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.2% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 29%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	195x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	90x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	19x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $99Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	15x
SD8TB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 73%, 213 samples	11x
FTM1TN325H 1TBBench 70%, 177 samples	11x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 24GBSamsungBench 51%, 13 samples	13x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 6x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 43 samples	11x
KP223C-ELD 6x2GBKingstonBench 52%, 31 samples	9x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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