Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

System	Dell XPS 8300 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0Y2MRG
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 08:36
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$190 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 191 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 467 50% 398 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Nvidia(10DE 1C81) 2GB; Palit GTX 1050 Storm X 2GB PC1-E CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Lighting 34.5 Reflection 25.8 Parallax 32 28% 30.8 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 32.9 28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50 5,775 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 198 200 205 204 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 462 Write 440 Mixed 316 SusWrite 206 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 33 113% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 268 222% 320 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 831GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 123 126 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 68%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2.5TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 213 214 214 216 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 204 Mixed 100 SusWrite 214 134% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 280% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 12 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 10.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 11.4 16% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 115% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA1339.M16F Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 CT51264BA1339.M16F Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 50%

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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 $190Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,312x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	121x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	179x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	114x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	107x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	45x
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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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16