Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111017
Uptime3 Days
Run DateMar 20 '17 at 08:00
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 452
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6790
PwrHis(1787 2310) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 12.4
Parallax 12.7
12% 13 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 9.93
Splatting 14.6
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$128
746GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 512
Write 409
Mixed 422
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 15
80% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33.2
DQ Write 44.2
DQ Mixed 36.5
28% 38 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
47.7% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 14.8
46% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,723 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

System: Dell XPS 8300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $336
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