Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '20 at 01:29
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 105
2-Core 221
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 609
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 370
Dell(1028 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
23.5% Poor
Lighting 28
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 34.2
23% 31.2 fps
MRender 27.7
Gravity 24.1
Splatting 36.8
25% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
502GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 474 475 477 475 475 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 195 198 199 198 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 181
Mixed 85
SusWrite 195
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB
7TB free, PID 25fb
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 175 179 183 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 182
Write 197
Mixed 133
SusWrite 182
236% 174 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.2
219% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,776 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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