Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8300 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0Y2MRG
Memory	2.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110620
Uptime	17.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 19:17
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$188 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 170 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 425 46% 365 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 8090) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.57% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 2 2% 1.93 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 2 Splatting 2 2% 1.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.57% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 111 102 100 92 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 427 Write 218 Mixed 267 SusWrite 106 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 30.9 102% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 244 196% 281 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 228GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.8 Mixed 0.2 0% 0.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 510 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free, PID 0110 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 110 113 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 146 Write 136 Mixed 39 SusWrite 111 139% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 63%
Generic- Compact Flash 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 9106 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 22 22 19 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	8.41% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 20.3 Mixed 12 SusWrite 20 25% 19.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.41% Great: 15%
Prolific ATAPI-6 Bridge C 1TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 706GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 100 100 101 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 127 Write 120 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 100 136% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Portable 2TB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 2343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 111 110 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 110 130% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 114% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 50%
Prolific ATAPI-6 Bridge C 3TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 530GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 161 Write 132 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 16.3 113% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 Kingston 9905402-532.A00LF M378B5773CH0-CH9 Kingston 9905402-532.A00LF 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.4% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 13.3 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 47%

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 20%

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System: Dell XPS 8300

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,317x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	123x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	180x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	114x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	108x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	42x

RAM
NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 4x2GBNanyaBench 47%, 1,368 samples	54x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	52x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 48%, 2,464 samples	41x

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Total price: $323

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16