Dell Studio XPS 7100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.4% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 7100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GK1K2
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100910
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateJun 29 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Memory 81.1
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 87.1
47% 70.9 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 152
21% 153 Pts
64-Core 218
14% 218 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Asus(1043 847A) 2GB
CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
11.4% Very poor
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 32.1
Parallax 40.4
0% 24.2 fps
MRender 46.1
Gravity 42.2
Splatting 36.3
34% 41.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.04C05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 38 39 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.1% Poor
Read 48.3
Write 33.5
Mixed 29
SusWrite 38.6
28% 37.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
31.2% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 12.1
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8.6
20% 6.97 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 51%

 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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