Dell Studio XPS 8000

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 8000  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X231R
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090811
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 20 '17 at 17:18
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 78%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 860-$339
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.9% Average
Memory 73.2
1-Core 47
2-Core 78.8
44% 66.3 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 143
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 153
10% 153 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance (0th percentile)
9.99% Terrible
Lighting 12.7
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 13.2
10% 11.5 fps
MRender 8.24
Gravity 11.9
Splatting 12.9
9% 11 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 9.99%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
772GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 80
Write 79.5
Mixed 23.4
44% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 1.06
4K Mixed 0.15
46% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
36.7% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 12.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 9.4
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 94.1
42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 8000 Builds (Compare 187 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio XPS 8000

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $394
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