Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.5% 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 Drive24.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '17 at 00:19
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 255
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 706
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 369.9
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 9.94
11% 12.2 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 9.9
Splatting 14.3
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
St2000dm 4 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
24.3% Poor
Read 368
Write 149
Mixed 175
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.16
2% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.7
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.9
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 79%

 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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