Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8900 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XJ8C4
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201222
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '23 at 15:21
Run Duration	440 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 (41^st percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 183 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 477 51% 406 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8784) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 114 Parallax 131 105% 125 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 126 Splatting 106 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 396 Write 308 Mixed 274 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 30.5 104% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 290 226% 312 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 6GB free Firmware: CC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 111 Write 77.3 Mixed 63.5 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free Firmware: 040B Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 129 Write 142 Mixed 111 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.2 360% 4.05 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 93%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 648GB free Firmware: 040B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 73.9 Write 144 Mixed 107 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 298% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 93%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 108GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 71.9 Write 72 Mixed 54.2 84% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.6 302% 3.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 0.5 300% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 4x8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 20.8 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 96%

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 72%

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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 $550	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