Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.37% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160506
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 05:05
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 73.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 588
57% 469 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
9.37% Terrible
Lighting 11.6
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 8.72
10% 10.6 fps
MRender 9.86
Gravity 10.9
Splatting 12.5
9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.37%
Great: 10%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B8) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
4.4% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 5.88
Parallax 4.72
4% 5.2 fps
MRender 4.57
Gravity 4.1
Splatting 8.7
5% 5.79 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.4%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
588GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 85 47 74 52 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 172
Write 136
Mixed 40
SusWrite 63.4
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
102GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 54 52 53 52 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
30% Poor
Read 52
Write 49.5
Mixed 31
SusWrite 52
34% 46.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 32GB
2667, 2667, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.2% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 10.8
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 94.5
42% 94.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,766 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $370
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