Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.97% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8300 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0Y2MRG
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111017
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '18 at 17:36
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$188 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 191 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 466 51% 403 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420 9,903 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 2302) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 350.12 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.33 Reflection 2.69 Parallax 1.91 2% 2.31 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 2.39 2% 2.58 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.97% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$32 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 631GB free Firmware: 19.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 4175 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2042 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 27 27 53993 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1939 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 134 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1907 (C2) HDA temperature 111 99 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 30 30 51103 (F1) Unknown 200 200 127701937433 (F2) Unknown 200 200 348497965008	60.1% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 104 79% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.37 112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 74%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 100 173205368 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 96 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9227774 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 125 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 97 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 56 572456994 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 193 (C2) HDA temperature 34 44 107374182434 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -66013647339362 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2528236091 (F2) Unknown 100 253 58399491238	78.8% Very good	Read 98.3 Write 175 Mixed 122 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.37 4K Mixed 0.56 191% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 111%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 710 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 931GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 94.7 Write 91.6 Mixed 59.7 102% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.5 72% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 48%
JMicron 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 908GB free, PID 3562 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 36.4 Write 92.9 Mixed 1.59 59% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.18 65% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB 2,464 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 52%

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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 $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,316x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	123x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	180x
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 $76Bench 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	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: $323

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16