Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateDec 19 '16 at 03:16
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 213
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 527
57% 451 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 370
Dell(1028 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
21.2% Poor
Lighting 25.2
Reflection 28.3
Parallax 31.2
20% 28.2 fps
MRender 25.8
Gravity 21
Splatting 33.6
23% 26.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
936GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 147
Mixed 145
117% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.9
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,773 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $370
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