Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive82.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201222
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJan 22 '22 at 00:46
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 as expected (50th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 77.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 199
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 588
59% 480 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
PwrHis(1787 200B) 1GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.45.37.01
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
7.56% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 14.4
Parallax 13.9
7% 12.4 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 10
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.56%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 92 64 67 67 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 439
Write 367
Mixed 366
SusWrite 128
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 43.9
149% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 323
223% 273 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 132%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
174GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 423 427 428 424 418 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 415
Mixed 367
SusWrite 423
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 44.3
150% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 326
241% 316 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.9% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 21.4
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,776 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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