Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJun 21 '20 at 19:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 960-$220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 168
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 422
48% 373 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Nvidia(10DE 085B) 1.5GB
CLim: 789 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
6.8% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 9.12
Parallax 6.09
6% 7.59 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 10.9
8% 9.69 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.8%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 183 219 228 234 235 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56% Above average
Read 200
Write 228
Mixed 185
SusWrite 217
47% 208 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 25.1
83% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 124
114% 174 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 137 137 138 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 140
Write 128
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 136
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 6x2GB
6 of 6 slots used
12GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.2% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 19.4
52% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 420 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $420
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback