Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.7% 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 Drive80.8% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191122
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateNov 17 '20 at 05:26
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
67.4% Good
Memory 76
1-Core 83
2-Core 191
66% 117 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 544
52% 431 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 13.2
Reflection 13
Parallax 9.88
11% 12 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 12
Splatting 14
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 243 137 200 144 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 384
Write 264
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 209
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 43.6
116% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 132
157% 273 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
467GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 168 168 168 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 124
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 167
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
68.3% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 22.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 18
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 88.3
45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,772 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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