Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '20 at 21:04
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 119 59% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 302 33% 260 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 010E) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.96% Terrible	Lighting 1.07 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 1.56 1% 1.36 fps	MRender 1.48 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 1.78 1% 1.35 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.96% Great: 1%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 932GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC32 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 58.2 Write 83 Mixed 47.3 47% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 75%
Corsair UFD 8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 22.3 Write 5.5 Mixed 4.7 10% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 10%
ACTIONS HS USB FlashDisk 2GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 2% 2GB free, PID 1101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 0.3 Write 0.2 Mixed 0.3 0% 0.27 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 0% Great: 4%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 197GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 98 Write 89.3 Mixed 75.7 110% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 72%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 114GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 92 Write 50 Mixed 12 53% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 64% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 39%
TRUSTED Mass Storage 17.5TB 307 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 10TB free, PID 4d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3.5 Write 10.5 Mixed 6.2 10% 6.73 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.1 124% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GB 2,488 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.2% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.8 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 8.7 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 52%

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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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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