Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.87% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8300 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0Y2MRG
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110215
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '17 at 00:43
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$194 185,630 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 below expectations (14^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 144 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 342 36% 286 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.2% 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: 353.62 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.87% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.54 Parallax 1.88 2% 2.2 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.35 2% 2.48 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.87% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 484GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP4OA3FF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 98 98 196610 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 98 (03) Spinup time 123 123 25790578988 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 941 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 35376 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 649 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 972 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 972 (C2) HDA temperature 141 141 197569282087 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	62.1% Good	Read 114 Write 103 Mixed 102 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.34 83% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 74%
WD Blue 400GB (2008) 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 130GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 160 6283 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6221 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 44 44 41375 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 474 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 79 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6224 (C2) HDA temperature 113 95 37 (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	30.8% Below average	Read 61.8 Write 45.1 Mixed 50 39% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.36 93% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 677 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 25.9 Mixed 13.7 28% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.21 65% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 44%
Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 160GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2GB free, PID 2011 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	7.06% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 16.9 Mixed 6.03 15% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.01 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.05 19% 0.19 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 7.06% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GB 1,553 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 12.5 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 54%

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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 $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,308x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	121x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	179x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	114x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	106x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	44x
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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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