Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100510
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '22 at 12:56
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 75.8 2-Core 137 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 336 35% 279 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 260-$250 11,945 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0738) 1.8GB Ram: 1.8GB, Driver: 342.01 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.26% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 6.4 Parallax 3.9 4% 5.03 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 4.5 5% 6.27 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 4.26% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 488GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 37 43 49 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 184 Write 158 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 41.5 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.3 276% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 155%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 68GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 63GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 42 47 51 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 27.6 Write 60.4 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 47.3 30% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 121%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 90GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 29 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 33.6 Write 26.4 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 27.8 38% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 49%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 20GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 16.8 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 16.9 27% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.6 169% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GB 2,488 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.9% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 12.8 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 52%

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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%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

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 $178	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