Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics107% 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.
Boot Drive55.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory17 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '23 at 20:31
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 930-$199
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
62.2% Good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 68.2
2-Core 119
59% 92.5 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 265
29% 228 Pts
64-Core 277
17% 277 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 147
Parallax 137
110% 140 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 141
Splatting 123
104% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 140 121 118 173 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
55.7% Above average
Read 223
Write 86
Mixed 213
SusWrite 142
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 29.1
94% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 198
148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 134%
Samsung HM250JI 250GB
200GB free
Firmware: HS100-10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 46 47 49 49 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 43.3
Write 48.6
Mixed 33.3
SusWrite 47.4
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 32%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 970GB
489GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 14 17 16 17 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 6x4GB
6 of 6 slots used
24GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 19.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 12.7
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 422 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $433
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