Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive23.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '20 at 03:56
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 990-$499
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 94.9
1-Core 85.8
2-Core 176
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 587
57% 468 Pts
64-Core 677
42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2986) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.6% Good
Lighting 86.6
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 77
71% 84.1 fps
MRender 81.4
Gravity 80
Splatting 67.7
62% 76.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 134 31 47 54 47 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
23.6% Poor
Read 214
Write 226
Mixed 23.7
SusWrite 89.7
31% 138 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 1
24% 7.93 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 17.6
DQ Mixed 40.1
37% 59.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 86%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB
464GB free
Firmware: JP2OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 135 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 130
Write 132
Mixed 64
SusWrite 135
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP497157-D88-ELFWG OCZ3G1600LV2G HP497157-B88-ELDWG OCZ3G1600LV2G HP497157-B88-ELDWG OCZ3G1600LV2G 12GB
1333, 1066, 1333, 1066, 1333, 1066 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.1% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 14.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 13.3
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $468
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