Dell Studio XPS 7100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.48% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 7100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FF3FN
Memory2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100505
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '17 at 21:39
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User GRL-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Memory 76.1
1-Core 40.1
2-Core 80
44% 65.4 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 223
24% 192 Pts
64-Core 226
14% 226 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance (0th percentile)
9.48% Terrible
Lighting 13.2
Reflection 7.31
Parallax 11.9
11% 10.8 fps
MRender 6.24
Gravity 9.87
Splatting 8.96
7% 8.35 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 9.48%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 113
Write 87
Mixed 106
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.44
94% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG Samsung M378B2873FH0-CH9 Samsung M378B2873FH0-CH9 6GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 1024, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
30.3% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 11.8
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 7100 Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio XPS 7100

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