Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 01:59
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 590 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 186
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 649
63% 516 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 104
62% 86.7 fps
MRender 76.2
Gravity 76.8
Splatting 65
59% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST2000DM001-1ER164 512GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 107 103 106 99 97 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 497
Write 339
Mixed 301
SusWrite 115
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 37
146% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 137
121% 186 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 117%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
905GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 119 124 120 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 152
Write 147
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 120
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.8
343% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 138%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
753GB free
Firmware: 0739
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 110 106 109 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 120
Write 69
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 108
68% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
888GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 127 127 127 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 106
Write 92.8
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 126
71% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 24.1
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,772 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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