Dell Studio XPS 7100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.3% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 7100  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NWWY0
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3200 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '18 at 01:47
Run Duration309 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 51.7
2-Core 97.7
50% 76.9 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 265
28% 226 Pts
64-Core 266
16% 266 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
AMD(1002 3000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 12.9
12% 13 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 12.7
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 221
Write 218
Mixed 194
158% 211 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 2.61
4K Mixed 0.37
106% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 126%
Great: 195%
Verbatim 32GB
11GB free, PID 0304
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
3.56% Terrible
Read 16.6
Write 4.78
Mixed 2.31
7% 7.88 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.004
2% 0.14 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.56%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.5% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 12.6
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 9.8
22% 7.7 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 53%

 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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