Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111017
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 10:37
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$78 185,630 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 (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 181 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 468 52% 411 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 04AA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.03% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 1.3 1% 1.4 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.4 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.03% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 32 109 48 90 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 424 Write 224 Mixed 226 SusWrite 73.1 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.3 24% 6.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 56%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 956GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 159 159 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 139 Write 147 Mixed 23 SusWrite 159 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 108%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 1,890 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 342GB free Firmware: 5438 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 35.5 Write 35.4 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 73.4 26% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 74%
Tdas TerraMaster 1TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 93 92 92 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 162 Write 129 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 90.6 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 77%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 17 17 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 28.9 Write 24.1 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 17.7 18% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 208% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 90%
Tdas TerraMaster 1TB 926GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.4% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 61 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 39.4 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s

Jmicron Generic 250GB 363 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 139GB free Firmware: 0204 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 69.3 Write 64.2 Mixed 37.5 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 48%
Tdas TerraMaster 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 464GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 61 60 60 60 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 124 Write 121 Mixed 70 SusWrite 61.9 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$49 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 956GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 177 Write 135 Mixed 79.2 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
General UDisk 67GB 472 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 13.5 Write 27.7 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 29.1 33% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 0.6 484% 4.83 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 0.6 535% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 31%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 12GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.5 5.6 7.9 7.9 5.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	7% Terrible	Read 30.7 Write 12.7 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 6.3 18% 16 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7% Great: 28%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 28GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	5.2% Terrible	Read 21.7 Write 20.1 Mixed 8.4 SusWrite 7.8 18% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.2% Great: 28%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 946GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 1.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 13.2 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 0.2 20% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB 7,298 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.2% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 91%

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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 $78Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,328x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	125x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	185x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	114x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	108x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	42x

RAM
NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 4x2GBNanyaBench 47%, 1,368 samples	55x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	52x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 48%, 2,464 samples	41x

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