Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.4% 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)
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8900 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XJ8C4
Memory	11.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201222
Uptime	14.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 16:19
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 69.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 193 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 541 54% 438 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.4% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 38.6 32% 40.4 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 33.8 30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB 6,224 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 427 Write 232 Mixed 200 63% 287 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 24.2 103% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 169 153% 239 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 86%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 114 120 124 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 110 Write 100 Mixed 61 SusWrite 121 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 190% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 69%
Seagate FreeAgent 2TB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 720GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 19 25 24 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 40 Write 39.9 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 28.7 45% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 24GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.9 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 2R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	31%	13	108	3	60	21.5"	1920 1080	DELA05A DELL ST2210

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Gaming 15%

Tree trunk

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 13%

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System: Dell XPS 8900

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,122x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	465x
Core i5-6400Intel $74Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	510x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	348x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	237x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	71x
L8H-256V2G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonBench 75%, 1,826 samples	67x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	524x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	223x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples	159x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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