Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

System	Dell XPS 8900 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XJ8C4
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 219 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 544 55% 446 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06B8) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	3.44% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 7.9 Parallax 7.5 5% 7.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.44% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 128 Write 73.3 Mixed 117 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 14.1 53% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 30.6 33% 58.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 194 Write 189 Mixed 29 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 108%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB 437 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 3.7 5% 3.57 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 2x8GB 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	1	1	60	18.5"	1280 720	GSM4C1F 19EB13

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Gaming 15%

Tree trunk

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8900

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,108x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	463x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	170x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	507x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	345x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	236x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	71x
L8H-256V2G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonBench 75%, 1,826 samples	65x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	520x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	223x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples	158x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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