Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	5.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 20:40
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	BRN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 930-$199 19,497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 120 59% 92.2 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 313 32% 260 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.6% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 52.6 Parallax 45.7 48% 52.5 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 53.1 46% 57 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 833GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 50 77 84 50 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 86.8 Write 19.2 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 66.7 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 68%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 123 131 128 119 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 129 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 126 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 6x2GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 17.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	195x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	90x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	19x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	15x
SD8TB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 73%, 213 samples	11x
FTM1TN325H 1TBBench 70%, 177 samples	11x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 24GBSamsungBench 51%, 13 samples	13x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 6x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 43 samples	11x
KP223C-ELD 6x2GBKingstonBench 52%, 31 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16