Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 21:02
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (47^th 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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 81.2 2-Core 145 66% 106 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 365 40% 313 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Diamond(1092 7870) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.8.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28% Poor	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 43.1 29% 36.6 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 31.1 Splatting 36.5 27% 31.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 68 69 97 93 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 94.6 Write 98.3 Mixed 50 SusWrite 78 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 88%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 14GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 61 61 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 63.8 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 62.5 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 444GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 24.7 Write 23.9 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 26.2 18% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 194% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 2x2GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM 1066 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.2% Poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 4.9 16% 5.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 6.4 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 44%

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Typical Studio XPS 8100 Builds (Compare 668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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