Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.6% 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)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '20 at 23:00
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 122 60% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 333 34% 277 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Lighting 27.5 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 25.3 22% 22.6 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 18.4 Splatting 19.1 14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 205 265 277 290 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 316 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 254 179% 249 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.4 331% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 213%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 762GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 141 143 140 143 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 126 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 140 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.5 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 189%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 92 88 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	60% Good	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 90.6 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 195% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 33 Write 35.3 Mixed 29 SusWrite 16.1 38% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 44%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 32GB 792 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 8 9.6 9.6 9.6 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	6.67% Terrible	Read 29.3 Write 7.7 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 8.3 20% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.67% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 6x2GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 12.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

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

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 29%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	196x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	90x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	20x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	30x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $104Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	15x
SD8TB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 73%, 213 samples	12x
FTM1TN325H 1TBBench 70%, 177 samples	11x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 24GBSamsungBench 51%, 13 samples	13x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 6x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 43 samples	11x
KP223C-ELD 6x2GBKingstonBench 52%, 31 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16