Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.33% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (75%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 002RX9
Memory6.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101221
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 16 '16 at 17:55
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 75%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 29,698,054 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 75.7
2-Core 163
65% 109 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 452
47% 379 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
AMD(1002 2543) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
8.33% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 8.12
Parallax 9.19
9% 9.42 fps
MRender 7.76
Gravity 8.07
Splatting 9.83
7% 8.55 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.33%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44% Average
Read 86.5
Write 66.8
Mixed 56.6
52% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.39
87% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44%
Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
656GB free, PID 331a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 109
Write 106
Mixed 93.7
131% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.21
57% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG M378B5773CH0-CH9 Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
47.6% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 13.5
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,728 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: $332
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