Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.38% 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 Drive124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory20 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191122
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 18:01
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 235
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 625
69% 544 Pts
64-Core 623
38% 623 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Dell(1028 1083) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.23
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
5.38% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 8
5% 7.28 fps
MRender 4.62
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 7.17
5% 6.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.38%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 439 450 420 415 357 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 414
Mixed 387
SusWrite 410
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 61.5
204% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 331
250% 335 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 124%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 16384, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.3% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.4
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 76.1
52% 76.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,769 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: $369
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