Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory10.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '17 at 18:50
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
67% Good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 87.8
2-Core 152
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 458
41% 347 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 67%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 202
Parallax 198
138% 190 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 176
Splatting 125
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R112 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 506
Write 210
Mixed 284
73% 333 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 10.4
72% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.1
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 74.1
67% 96.7 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5773DH0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5773DH0-CK0 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.5
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 46%
Great: 59%

 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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