Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.88% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell Studio XPS 8100
MotherboardDell Studio XPS 8100  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100708
Uptime7 Days
Run DateJun 20 '18 at 22:40
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 870-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 88.2
2-Core 169
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 381
42% 329 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
XFX(1682 7250) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.2
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
7.88% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 11
Parallax 13.7
8% 11.6 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 10
Splatting 9.35
7% 8.83 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.88%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 162
Write 149
Mixed 147
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.28
88% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 12.5
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 8100 Builds (Compare 668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $492
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