Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.7% 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.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 18:42
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 above expectations (97th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 173
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 471
51% 402 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 530
Device(1B0A 90A1) 1GB
CLim: 699 MHz, MLim: 396 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.51% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 5
Parallax 3.5
4% 4.27 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.51 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.51%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90000Q00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 323 286 313 296 290 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 482
Write 456
Mixed 410
SusWrite 328
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 28.6
94% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 361
271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 109%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
929GB free
Firmware: SM30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 110 110 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 112
Write 106
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 109
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 2.2
414% 3 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,725 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: $333
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