Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.8% 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 Drive81.4% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '19 at 21:29
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 638
70% 554 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Lighting 13.4
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 10.1
11% 12.3 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 14.4
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
APS-SL3N-256 256GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFME1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 163 156 158 161 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 305
Write 216
Mixed 323
SusWrite 156
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 39.4
154% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 198
173% 255 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24.2
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.6%
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 2,769 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $369
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