Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics79.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110215
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateJun 29 '20 at 08:32
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59% Above average
Memory 69.2
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 157
60% 104 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 382
40% 323 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 59%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.7% Very good
Lighting 99.9
Reflection 104
Parallax 88.5
81% 97.3 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 93.8
Splatting 94.1
76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61
32GB free
Firmware: X61170RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 225 136 114 129 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 439
Write 408
Mixed 249
SusWrite 170
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 30.8
103% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 284
231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 119%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 21 60 119 128 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 101
Write 101
Mixed 49
SusWrite 85
61% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
41.1% Average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 13.5
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.2
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,726 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

System: Dell XPS 8300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $332
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HDDRAMUSB
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