Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 21:56
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 650-$70 42,063 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 69.1 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 133 56% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 210 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310 4,147 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1B0A 9060) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.31% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 2.69 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.52 fps	MRender 3.43 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 2.04 2% 2.11 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.31% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860's 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 902GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 417 422 451 452 451 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.6% Outstanding	Read 545 Write 407 Mixed 388 SusWrite 427 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 34.5 114% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 33.5 99% 209 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 Elpida EBJ20UF8BCF0-DJ-F 64C0MHHHJ-HS 10GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 13.2 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.8 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 32%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

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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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Value: 59% - Above average

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