Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '19 at 16:21
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 69.6 1-Core 76.1 2-Core 133 56% 93 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 190 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 03CA) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.07% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 1.58 Parallax 1.59 1% 1.5 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.43 1% 1.26 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.07% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 163 134 80 66 130 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.1% Average	Read 238 Write 216 Mixed 216 SusWrite 132 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 13.9 62% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 31.1 70% 144 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 100%
Samsung Type-C 257GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 24GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 8.2 15 16 15 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 31.4 Write 7.6 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 13.6 22% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 3.6 321% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 107%
ADATA SV620 480GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 184GB free, PID a65a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 20 19 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 31.7 Write 23.3 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 20.5 32% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 6 427% 6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 227%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KTW149-ELD 4x1GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	268x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
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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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $492

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16