Dell Studio XPS 7100

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 7100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0GK1K2
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100910
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 22:39
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 52.9 2-Core 107 50% 79.5 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 284 29% 236 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Palit(1569 0F00) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 341.44 Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	3.46% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 4.8 Parallax 1.2 3% 3.4 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 3.7 4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.46% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 198 78 109 197 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.2% Good	Read 214 Write 141 Mixed 191 SusWrite 165 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 32.3 116% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 124 95% 127 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 100%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 233GB free Firmware: 3.ADA SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 95 95 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 96.5 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 95.6 60% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.7% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 12.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 10.3 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Studio XPS 7100 Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio XPS 7100

CPU
Phenom II X6 1035TAMDBench 53%, 2,528 samples	20x
Phenom II X6 1045TAMD $165Bench 54%, 5,709 samples	13x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	12x

GPU
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	11x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	2x

RAM
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 2,488 samples	4x
16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GBMicronBench 36%, 8 samples	4x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 1,752 samples	2x

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Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $38

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16