Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory15.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 15:44
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 590 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 (86th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 93
2-Core 218
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 568
59% 473 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.3% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 80.5
Parallax 107
62% 88.2 fps
MRender 76.2
Gravity 77.9
Splatting 65.2
59% 73.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST2000DM001-1ER164 512GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 355 369 382 381 347 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 490
Write 434
Mixed 338
SusWrite 366
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 38.8
152% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 143
126% 194 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 117%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 126 124 123 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 153
Write 157
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 124
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.9
356% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 138%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
753GB free
Firmware: 0739
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 108 108 109 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 106
Write 76.2
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 108
67% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 97%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB
500GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 78 79 81 81 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 54.2
Write 64.6
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 74.4
47% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.5
148% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 67%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
885GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 115 114 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 100
Write 75.9
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 113
64% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,773 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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