Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateOct 02 '20 at 19:47
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 above expectations (91st percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 188
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 528
56% 449 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 147
Parallax 155
122% 151 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 130
Splatting 105
110% 139 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 85 79 66 61 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 440
Write 134
Mixed 204
SusWrite 89.6
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 33.9
124% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 255
194% 268 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
51GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7S0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 95 101 101 97 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 117
Write 88.5
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 101
60% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 21.8
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,782 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: 57% - Above average Total price: $379
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