Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '19 at 15:49
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5680
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 154
67% 109 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 512
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 115
Parallax 96.1
84% 105 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 98.9
Splatting 103
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 94 124 134 130 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 32
Write 24.8
Mixed 24.5
SusWrite 121
37% 50.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
86% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-2GBNQ Kingston KP223C-ELD F3-10666CL9-2GBNQ Kingston KP223C-ELD F3-10666CL9-2GBNQ Kingston KP223C-ELD 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.3% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 11.4
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 422 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: $429
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