Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 23:36
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 99
2-Core 184
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 458
50% 394 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Device(1B0A 909D) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 2.42
Parallax 2
2% 2.27 fps
MRender 1.95
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.22
2% 1.92 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
790GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 73 98 105 112 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 118
Write 112
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 95.5
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 7.9
24% 8.37 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,723 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $336
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