Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.32% 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 Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory15.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '20 at 23:00
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 930-$199
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42.7% Average
Memory 68.3
1-Core 30.2
2-Core 55.7
36% 51.4 Pts
4-Core 94.2
8-Core 159
15% 126 Pts
64-Core 184
11% 184 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Dell(1028 68E0) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 6.12
6% 7.56 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 9.3
6% 7.58 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 176 173 188 183 176 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.4% Average
Read 177
Write 159
Mixed 148
SusWrite 177
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 22
65% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 141
116% 165 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
35.3% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 10.9
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 9.5
25% 8.63 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 422 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: 70% - Good Total price: $434
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