Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.7% 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 Drive	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '19 at 02:10
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 83.9 2-Core 164 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 315 36% 279 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 45 Parallax 44.5 38% 45.3 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 36.7 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 84 67 70 63 70 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.8% Above average	Read 236 Write 236 Mixed 206 SusWrite 75.4 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 33.8 112% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 144 117% 164 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 114GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 118 116 117 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.7% Good	Read 243 Write 240 Mixed 210 SusWrite 117 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 33.7 118% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 57.8 79% 144 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 609GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 81 85 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 32.9 Write 54.2 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 82.8 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 85%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81100040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 120 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 154 Write 150 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 121 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 243% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 161 Write 152 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 112 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 105GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 69 70 71 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 139 Write 126 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 68.9 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 85%
ASMT 2115 4TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 795GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 1.9 1.8 2.2 1.8 1.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 58.1 Write 50.9 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 2.1 44% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 75%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 269GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	9.93% Terrible	Read 30.2 Write 23 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 0.4 24% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.93% Great: 21%
WDC WD20 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 179GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.6% Very poor	Read 26.2 Write 26.8 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 4.4 27% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 140% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 23%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 553GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 115 Write 92.3 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 17.4 85% 70 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 260GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 17 17 17 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 99.7 Write 94.2 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 18.2 84% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 60%
HGST HDS 724040ALE640 4TB 2TB free, PID 009d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.4% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 26.6 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 26 38% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 106% 1.33 MB/s

Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.4 8.5 7.3 10 8.7 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	6.49% Terrible	Read 22.9 Write 4.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 8.9 12% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.49% Great: 8%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 30GB free, PID a768 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	7.32% Terrible	Read 28.9 Write 7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 3.2 11% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 38% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.32% Great: 9%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 178GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 28.5 Mixed 28 SusWrite 25.8 39% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 37% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 19.7 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 13.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 52%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

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 $89Bench 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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $418

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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