Dell Studio XPS 8000

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8000 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0X231R
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '16 at 00:41
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 (74^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 126 60% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 327 35% 279 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 62.1 Parallax 82.4 57% 71.3 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 78.1 54% 64.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10401 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 455 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1607 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 104 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 84 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 71743 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 581 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 60 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 27257 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 71743 (F2) Unknown 100 100 110010	37.3% Below average	Read 214 Write 131 Mixed 102 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 14 64% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 21.1 DQ Write 44.2 DQ Mixed 14.1 16% 26.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 875GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 163720976 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1279 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4374214446 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2857 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1104 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 50 589168675 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 204 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 22810 (C2) HDA temperature 35 50 34359738403 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -25838523250330 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11375767693 (F2) Unknown 100 253 12043536315	90.1% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 141 Mixed 82.3 98% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.16 56% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 467GB free, PID a0a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 27.4 Mixed 18.5 31% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.19 46% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.7% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 11.5 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 10.8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 8000

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	118x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	51x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	15x

GPU
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	13x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	7x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	6x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	5x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	45x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	42x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	23x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $393

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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