Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 06:08
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 92
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 369
49% 365 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 74%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 453 444 455 455 456 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 454
Mixed 441
SusWrite 451
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 49.5
150% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 45.3
122% 258 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 111%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
866GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 120 121 120 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 121
Write 116
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 121
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 17.3
52% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,723 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $336
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