Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.5% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	9.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 01:37
Run Duration	435 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 X 990-$499 4,994 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 81.3 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 113 55% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 263 28% 221 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 00D0) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 20 Parallax 19.3 18% 20.3 fps	MRender 14.3 Gravity 15.7 Splatting 11.8 11% 13.9 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 25 32 31 38 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 103 Write 29.3 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 30.8 34% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 112%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 8TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 153 159 153 155 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 157 Mixed 91 SusWrite 154 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.8 353% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 139%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 69GB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 120 109 116 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.M16F CT51264BD160B.M16F CT51264BD160B.M16F CT51264BD160B.M16F CT51264BD160B.C16F CT51264BD160B.M16F 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.3 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns

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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%	1	29	8	60	24.1"	1920 1200	DELA0B8 DELL U2415

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Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

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