Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201222
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 13 '23 at 13:31
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 178
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 468
49% 391 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.40
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 115
Parallax 122
104% 122 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 101
Splatting 87.8
87% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 005C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 186 85 218 90 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 649
Write 516
Mixed 473
SusWrite 185
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 31.1
4K Mixed 34.7
116% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 450
DQ Write 96.9
DQ Mixed 146
140% 231 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
737GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 197 197 199 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 188
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 197
121% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.2
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.7
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,787 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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