Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory2.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime20.8 Days
Run DateSep 09 '20 at 19:41
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 89
2-Core 150
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 414
44% 351 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93% Outstanding
Lighting 109
Reflection 152
Parallax 143
89% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 144
Splatting 113
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 59 60 59 52 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 490
Write 392
Mixed 350
SusWrite 91.1
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 46.5
152% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 232
210% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
64GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 128 140 141 142 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 115
Write 106
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 138
69% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
102GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 87 87 87 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
58% Above average
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 86.2
74% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.9% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 49%

 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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