Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	20GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	11.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 18:59
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 930-$199 19,497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 65.6 2-Core 126 58% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 277 32% 249 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 119 Parallax 113 96% 117 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 103 Splatting 99.4 91% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 82 94 45 45 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.6% Below average	Read 203 Write 199 Mixed 196 SusWrite 81.7 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 15.3 50% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 140 116% 166 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 445GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 103 99 109 108 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.6% Below average	Read 144 Write 114 Mixed 126 SusWrite 98.7 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 24.1 4K Mixed 20.9 68% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 115 83% 106 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 134 128 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 128 Mixed 70 SusWrite 129 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 544GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 146 139 161 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 98.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 140 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.6 446% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 87 101 97 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 57.3 Write 102 Mixed 54 SusWrite 95.9 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 20GB 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 16.8 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 8.2 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 29%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	195x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	90x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	19x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $98Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	15x
SD8TB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 73%, 213 samples	11x
FTM1TN325H 1TBBench 70%, 177 samples	11x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 24GBSamsungBench 51%, 13 samples	13x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 6x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 43 samples	11x
KP223C-ELD 6x2GBKingstonBench 52%, 31 samples	9x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $426

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16