Dell XPS 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.82% 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 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y2MRG
Memory6.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110215
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateAug 31 '18 at 07:06
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$191
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 184
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 456
49% 390 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
EVGA(3842 1460) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile)
5.82% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 20.4
Parallax 13
0% 11.2 fps
MRender 24.4
Gravity 17.6
Splatting 20.5
17% 20.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 5.82%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.6 17 13 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
4.92% Terrible
Read 3.5
Write 13.8
Mixed 3
SusWrite 13.6
6% 8.48 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 4.92%
Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
789GB free, PID 3320
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 27 26 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 31
Write 12.8
Mixed 23
SusWrite 26.3
30% 23.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 M378B5773CH0-CH9 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.3
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8300 Builds (Compare 1,728 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $330
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