Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory13.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171210
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 23:47
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 87.6
2-Core 186
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 378
43% 337 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.4% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 84
Parallax 76.9
62% 79 fps
MRender 80.2
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 68.4
60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA7S0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 91 106 104 94 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 160
Write 153
Mixed 38
SusWrite 98.8
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
184GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 88 86 87 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 144
Write 108
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 87.6
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 25.2
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.7
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74%
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 2,773 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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