Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory3.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 08 '19 at 23:24
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$187
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 189
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 461
46% 376 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 530
Device(1B0A 90A1) 1GB
CLim: 699 MHz, MLim: 396 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 4.88
Parallax 3.47
4% 4.21 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.51 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 97 57 58 95 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 306
Write 210
Mixed 240
SusWrite 102
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 24.9
97% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 155
136% 198 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 186 186 186 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 193
Mixed 81
SusWrite 184
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 9.5
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,732 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

System: Dell XPS 8300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $325
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