Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 9100 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05DN3X
Memory	5.1 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 05:17
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 930-$199 19,497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 72 44% 64.2 Pts	4-Core 119 8-Core 175 18% 147 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 22D2) CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 22.8 Parallax 21.7 18% 22.3 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 34.4 25% 29.5 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500321CS 500GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: SC14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 64 59 63 63 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 70 Write 69.5 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 61.4 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 47%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 698GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 92.3 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 90.3 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 52%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 1,415 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 9.4 10 10 10 9.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.09% Terrible	Read 26.8 Write 10.3 Mixed 8 SusWrite 9.4 16% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.09% Great: 7%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 1,415 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Read 27.3 Write 9.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 9.6 14% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT112U6TFR8C-H9 Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG HMT112U6TFR8C-H9 Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG HMT112U6TFR8C-H9 Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 9GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.5% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 17.9 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.8 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns

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Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	195x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	90x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	19x

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

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $99Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	15x
SD8TB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 73%, 213 samples	11x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16