Dell Studio XPS 7100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Studio XPS 7100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FF3FN
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '18 at 04:12
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 79
1-Core 39.4
2-Core 84.5
45% 67.6 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 119
18% 130 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2162 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 76
Parallax 73.4
62% 75.1 fps
MRender 74.1
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 72.7
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 110
Write 98.2
Mixed 108
80% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.45
102% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
96GB free
Firmware: KC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 109
Write 108
Mixed 104
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.44
80% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.9% Poor
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 11.4
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 6.7
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 7100 Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio XPS 7100

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