Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 28 '17 at 19:20
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 188
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 471
48% 390 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.4%
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: 369.9
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
659GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 116
Write 95.5
Mixed 112
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.32
92% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16.5
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,726 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: $333
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