Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.6% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory14.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 01:25
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 930-$199
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 139
64% 102 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 356
37% 300 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Zotac(19DA 4263) 2GB
CLim: 941 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.2
Reflection 16.2
Parallax 20.8
14% 18.1 fps
MRender 22
Gravity 21.3
Splatting 15.5
16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
506GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 74 130 146 163 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 156
Write 166
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 128
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
228GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 100 106 103 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 90.5
Write 65.9
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 100
54% 74.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 105%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB
273GB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 31.7
Write 26.6
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 26.6
37% 27.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1.1
199% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905402-666.A00LF 9905402-666.A00LF 9905402-670.A00LF 9905402-670.A00LF Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 20GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.9% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 12.8
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $428
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