Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	19.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 01:01
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 650-$70 42,063 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 68.5 1-Core 84.5 2-Core 143 58% 98.8 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 205 28% 205 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 240 1,075 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0736) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	6.39% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 3.2 7% 7.9 fps	MRender 8.5 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 3.9 5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.39% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 94 106 104 106 41 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.2% Very poor	Read 195 Write 177 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 76.6 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.4 25% 6.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 100%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 513GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 104 100 102 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 120 Write 131 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 100 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 472GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 52 55 55 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 103 Write 77.1 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 55.2 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 103%
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42 8,782 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 179GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 53 56 55 56 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 95.3 Write 80.2 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 55.5 53% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 56%
MD15000- ALDW-RO 1.5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 193GB free, PID 2028 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 53 53 55 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.2% Poor	Read 59.7 Write 62.7 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 53.2 76% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 641GB free, PID ce17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 14 14 13 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 19.7 Write 16.5 Mixed 17 SusWrite 12.6 22% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GB 2,488 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 14.1 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	268x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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