Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.5% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171210
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 02:44
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 above expectations (60th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 97.1
2-Core 220
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 626
58% 484 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Dell(1028 1083) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.5% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 8.09
6% 7.4 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 7.17
5% 6.45 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.5%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
760GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 183
Write 130
Mixed 77.8
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.5% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 16.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,773 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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