Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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 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 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory5.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100526
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateDec 13 '20 at 18:53
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 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 960-$220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 82.5
2-Core 153
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 398
41% 333 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 179
Parallax 170
130% 169 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 170
Splatting 119
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
704GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 190 226 224 225 224 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
63.4% Good
Read 238
Write 228
Mixed 230
SusWrite 206
51% 225 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 32.8
103% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 198
149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 133%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 112 110 111 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 118
Write 109
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 109
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 6x2GB
6 of 6 slots used
12GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.5% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 18.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 14
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 419 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: $418
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