Dell Studio XPS 7100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Studio XPS 7100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GK1K2
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100910
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJun 30 '19 at 23:43
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 44.3
2-Core 88.5
47% 71.4 Pts
4-Core 177
8-Core 175
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 179
11% 179 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Dell(1028 68E0) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
3.48% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 4.73
Parallax 3.19
3% 3.98 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 6.13
4% 4.52 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 3.48%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 80 74 92 93 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 114
Write 85
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 82.3
62% 84.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 70%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB
615GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 21 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Read 23.7
Write 23.4
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 21.5
30% 22.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 49%
hp v125w 8GB
7GB free, PID 3307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.49% Terrible
Read 7
Write 3.2
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 3.4
4% 3.85 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.49%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.5% Below average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 12.4
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 9.3
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 61%

 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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