Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Run History

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

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 22:13
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 73 2-Core 149 65% 105 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 365 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310 4,147 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1B0A 9060) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 320.78 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.31% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.69 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.46 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 2 2% 2.51 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.31% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 87.9 Write 92.2 Mixed 53.7 58% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 62%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 158 Write 160 Mixed 90 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 91%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 159 Write 158 Mixed 90 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 91%
WDC WD25 00JS-00NCB1 250GB 233GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 20.7 Write 17.6 Mixed 17 23% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s

WDC WD25 00JS-00NCB1 250GB 232GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.4% Very poor	Read 20.7 Write 17.2 Mixed 17 SusWrite 12.1 22% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s

Generic External 2TB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2TB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 24.4 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 13.8 29% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 23%
Generic External 2TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1.5TB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 23 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 13.9 30% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 12GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.7% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 11.8 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 72%

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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 $94Bench 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: $492

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16