Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.3% 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)
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '17 at 05:37
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th 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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 134 61% 98 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 349 37% 295 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3662) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 33.8 Parallax 40.6 27% 35.7 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 38 Splatting 28.9 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6581 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 539 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 53 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 53 201863462943 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 10323555262 (F7) Unknown 100 100 327265351 (F8) Unknown 100 100 527180002	46.6% Average	Read 199 Write 225 Mixed 168 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 15.5 76% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 16.4 24% 41.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 91%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 167 6316 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 476 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6077 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 406 (10) Unknown 0 200 14836739796 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 463 (C2) HDA temperature 116 102 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	71.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 113 Mixed 89.4 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.19 58% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 112%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1.5TB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 26.2 Mixed 20.1 32% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.21 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Samsung M378B5673EH1-CF8 Samsung M378B5673EH1-CF8 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 10.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 11.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 37%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	267x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	15x
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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Total price: $507

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16