Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.5% 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)
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.
SystemDell XPS 8900  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XJ8C4
Memory15.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 19:25
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 726
76% 607 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.5% Below average
Lighting 41.6
Reflection 39.3
Parallax 32
34% 37.7 fps
MRender 40.5
Gravity 42.5
Splatting 37.5
33% 40.2 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 Series 1TB
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 387 394 381 376 357 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 507
Write 474
Mixed 443
SusWrite 372
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 57.7
194% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 128%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$229
4TB free
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150
6.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 115 115 112 114 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 88 86 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 77
Write 82.5
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 86.8
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB M378A1G43DB0-CPB Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 24.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8900 Builds (Compare 2,783 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: 57% - Above average Total price: $379
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