Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory10.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$187
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 192
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 471
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.9%
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: 391.35
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.49% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 3.53
4% 4.25 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.49%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 107 168 161 167 146 MB/s
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.2% Below average
Read 243
Write 227
Mixed 189
SusWrite 157
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 13.2
54% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 41.3
DQ Write 23.7
DQ Mixed 32.9
24% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
268GB free
Firmware: UG4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 231 237 225 239 232 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 433
Write 388
Mixed 298
SusWrite 252
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 7.8
36% 9.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B88G0NF-CG Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 NT2GC64B88G0NF-CG Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,731 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: $326
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