Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive12.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '20 at 09:09
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 97%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 way below expectations (13th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 49.4
2-Core 195
61% 109 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 504
46% 383 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Asus(1043 877E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.08
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.4% Very good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 81.3
75% 84.6 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 76
Splatting 71.7
71% 89 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03070009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 39 39 47 45 43 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
12.1% Very poor
Read 65.2
Write 29.2
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 43.5
9% 39.9 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 10.6
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 6.93 MB/s
DQ Read 41.9
DQ Write 14.3
DQ Mixed 8.1
11% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 199 196 197 197 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 196
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 198
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.2
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 12.4
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 59.9%
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 2,775 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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