Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110215
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateMay 02 '17 at 22:09
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 191
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 469
53% 414 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Dell(1028 010E) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.16% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 2.04
Parallax 1.62
1% 1.67 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 2
1% 1.56 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.16%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 509
Write 396
Mixed 384
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 20.7
82% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 38.1
61% 115 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 105%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 23.8
Mixed 26.8
21% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.47
108% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 66%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB
361GB free
Firmware: 0836
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 31.7
Write 27.7
Mixed 30.3
23% 29.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.32
95% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG M378B5173DB0-CK0 Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns

 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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