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Dell Studio XPS 9100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics34.5% 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 Drive41% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 9100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05DN3X
Memory18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '20 at 17:35
Run Duration358 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 960-$220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
62.5% Good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 66.8
2-Core 117
58% 90.7 Pts
4-Core 199
8-Core 283
30% 241 Pts
64-Core 297
18% 297 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.5% Below average
Lighting 44.3
Reflection 43.7
Parallax 41.7
36% 43.2 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 35.8
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 72 66 71 70 70 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41% Average
Read 218
Write 177
Mixed 190
SusWrite 71.3
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 17.6
67% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 131
107% 154 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 41%
Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$112
128GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 85 85 86 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.7% Average
Read 240
Write 228
Mixed 216
SusWrite 84.3
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 24.9
82% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 180
136% 183 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
672GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 85 85 85 92 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
51.4% Above average
Read 244
Write 225
Mixed 228
SusWrite 85.7
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 28.3
92% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 193
139% 179 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$85
379GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 83 84 84 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 120
Write 154
Mixed 81
SusWrite 82.5
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 112%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 81 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 167
Write 175
Mixed 93.6
SusWrite 80.5
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
379% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 138%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$85
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 83 84 84 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 147
Write 140
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 82.8
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 112%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$175
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81100040
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 124
Mixed 69.8
73% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$97
845GB free
Firmware: 0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 4.5 4 3.7 3.5 3.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 129
Write 116
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 4.3
59% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465
2TB free
Firmware: 81100040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 46 46 46 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 109
Write 124
Mixed 34
SusWrite 46.9
57% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 91%
WD My Book 1230 3TB
559GB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 5.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 99
Write 96.4
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 4
79% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB
1TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
21.3% Poor
Read 89.2
Write 87.5
Mixed 53.3
SusWrite 5.3
74% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 60%
ASMT 2115 4TB
2TB free, PID 1153
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.4 4.1 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 138
Write 125
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 4
103% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
147% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 75%
WDC WD20 02FAEX-007BA0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 2351
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
13.5% Very poor
Read 34.3
Write 31.5
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 2.6
31% 24.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
124% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 14%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB
40GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.9 9.6 9 9 8.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 23.4
Mixed 21
SusWrite 9.1
27% 21.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 3.8
271% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 111%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB
224GB free, PID 2627
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.3 5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 77.6
Write 70
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 3.9
63% 50.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.8
196% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
2TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.1 3.4 3 3.3 9.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 78.6
Write 71
Mixed 48.6
SusWrite 4.6
63% 50.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
37% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1337DT1TX0. 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.9% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 18.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 9100 Builds (Compare 446 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: Dell Studio XPS 9100

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