Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive102% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191122
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 28 '21 at 12:32
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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)
73.7% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 210
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 608
59% 484 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Nvidia(10DE 105F) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 20.9
Reflection 17.9
Parallax 20.6
17% 19.8 fps
MRender 24.8
Gravity 23
Splatting 16.3
17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
603GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 430 431 430 424 415 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 390
Mixed 286
SusWrite 422
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 37.2
138% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 239
208% 309 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
Liteonit LST-32S9G-11 M.2 2242 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: ZS2110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 455
Write 84.3
Mixed 132
SusWrite 85
41% 189 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 26.6
124% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 85.5
DQ Mixed 111
95% 143 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 164 165 163 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 153
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 163
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,784 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: 56% - Above average Total price: $380
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