Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 17:54
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.7% Average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 73 2-Core 116 53% 86.4 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 171 22% 163 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 03CA) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.58 Parallax 1.59 1% 1.49 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.43 1% 1.26 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 108 143 95 86 93 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.6% Poor	Read 226 Write 196 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 120 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 13.9 23% 6.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 100%
ADATA SV620 480GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 184GB free, PID a65a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 25 25 24 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 33.1 Write 26.6 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 24.6 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 5 376% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 227%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KTW149-ELD 4x1GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	29% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 12.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.2 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

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	267x
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	15x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16