Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.46% 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 Drive110% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory35.7 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '20 at 21:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 above expectations (60th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 232
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 606
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.9%
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: 391.25
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
5.46% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 7.23
Parallax 8.03
6% 7.34 fps
MRender 4.67
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 7.17
5% 6.39 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.46%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0919A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 420 427 430 427 416 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 395
Mixed 320
SusWrite 422
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 49.9
169% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 198
166% 240 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
317GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 157 161 162 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 151
Write 119
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 160
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 859B0000802C CT16G4DFD832A.C16FJ 859B0000802C CT16G4DFD832A.C16FJ 40GB
2133, 2133, 3200, 3200 MHz
4096, 4096, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.6% Very good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.9
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 72%

 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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