Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Studio XPS 8100
MotherboardDell Studio XPS 8100  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '18 at 05:14
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 650-$70
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 138
54% 91.6 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 155
25% 177 Pts
64-Core 195
12% 195 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Nvidia(10DE 069A) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.84% Terrible
Lighting 3.17
Reflection 5.15
Parallax 1.38
3% 3.23 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 3.87
3% 4.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.84%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
900GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 141
Write 131
Mixed 126
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.45
100% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B8HA0NF-BE 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.5% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 10.6
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 6.83 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 8100 Builds (Compare 668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $492
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