Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191122
Uptime13.7 Days
Run DateMay 24 '22 at 23:28
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 216
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 599
60% 485 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B8) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.99% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 8.2
6% 9.73 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 0.3
4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.99%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 141 146 99 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 160
Write 183
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 133
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84%
Great: 112%
ioSafe G3 4TB
2TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 136 140 140 138 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 112
Write 81.7
Mixed 64.6
SusWrite 139
133% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 24.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,789 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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