Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
Processor	With 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091209
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 12:45
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 33.9 2-Core 97.4 46% 70.6 Pts	4-Core 130 8-Core 153 18% 141 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 39.1 34% 41.3 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 34.9 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 212 Write 148 Mixed 160 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 19.2 77% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 123 94% 126 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 451GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 150 76 73 77 75 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.8% Above average	Read 244 Write 233 Mixed 224 SusWrite 97.6 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 30.5 96% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 196 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 121%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 119GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 104 111 111 110 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 118 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 106 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 112%
MB0500CBEPQ 500GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 14GB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 80 84 84 83 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 73.5 Write 66.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 80.9 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown-15- PSD38G16002 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 38%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	268x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	194x
Core i5 650Intel $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	49x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	34x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x

RAM
NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 4x2GBNanyaBench 41%, 938 samples	42x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 2,488 samples	31x
EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 4x2GBElpidaBench 40%, 1,380 samples	21x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $492

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16