Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34% 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 Drive86.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190110
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 04 '20 at 03:32
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 692
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34% Below average
Lighting 43.8
Reflection 43.6
Parallax 38.9
36% 42.1 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 39
Splatting 35.1
31% 38 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon L8H-256V2G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F88110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 188 163 191 162 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 504
Write 286
Mixed 283
SusWrite 196
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 40.1
145% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 185
143% 200 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 181 181 181 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 123
Mixed 84
SusWrite 180
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
542GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 92 92 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 80.3
Write 77.7
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 91.4
54% 74.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
74.4% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 25
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,770 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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