Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '20 at 22:07
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 133 62% 99 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 328 35% 277 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 84.5 55% 71.8 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 56.8 52% 63.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 85 78 97 80 79 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.9% Poor	Read 140 Write 88.6 Mixed 118 SusWrite 82.7 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 7.1 22% 7.27 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 131 108% 153 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 386GB free Firmware: JC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 90 77 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 87.5 Write 87.8 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 81.7 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 70%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 446GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 83 101 86 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 80.3 Write 113 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 92.3 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 69%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 577GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 100 99 97 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 98 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 6x2GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 52%

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

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Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 422 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	196x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	90x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	20x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	30x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	15x
SD8TB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 73%, 213 samples	12x
FTM1TN325H 1TBBench 70%, 177 samples	11x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 24GBSamsungBench 51%, 13 samples	13x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 6x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 43 samples	11x
KP223C-ELD 6x2GBKingstonBench 52%, 31 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16