Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.74% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateMay 25 '21 at 03:44
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$192
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 145
69% 111 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 458
44% 365 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420
MSI(1462 2302) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 369.09
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.74% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 3.8
Parallax 0.3
2% 2.03 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 2
2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.74%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
490GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 61 100 87 115 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
67% Good
Read 133
Write 201
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 99.3
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$33
471GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 116 116 121 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 111
Write 109
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 118
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 74%
JMicron 2TB
614GB free, PID 3562
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 100 98 101 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 2
Write 92.7
Mixed 7.3
SusWrite 99.7
81% 50.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
50% Above average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,736 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $327
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