Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.1% 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 Drive63.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime31.6 Days
Run DateJul 11 '20 at 16:14
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 980-$148
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 176
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 503
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Lighting 26.9
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 37.7
22% 32 fps
MRender 30.5
Gravity 26.7
Splatting 34.3
25% 30.5 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 232 232 239 238 237 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
63.5% Good
Read 249
Write 241
Mixed 237
SusWrite 235
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 29.1
104% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 137
110% 153 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 128%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$171
2TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 126 126 127 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 60.1
Write 123
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 127
62% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 6x2GB
6 of 6 slots used
12GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.8% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11.4
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 54%

 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $429
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