Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100708
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '17 at 14:03
Run Duration	411 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 160 62% 106 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 335 36% 287 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4300 14,988 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B E990) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.2% Terrible	Lighting 1.53 Reflection 2.38 Parallax 1.28 1% 1.73 fps	MRender 1.57 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.65 1% 1.31 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.2% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2238 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 695 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 57 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 29 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8497357585	57.3% Above average	Read 265 Write 212 Mixed 217 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 31.4 102% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 50.8 DQ Mixed 16.2 19% 32.7 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 134%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 198 73 6333 (03) Spinup time 176 174 8183 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 911 (05) Reallocated sector count 179 179 640 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5726 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 737 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 150 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 183 183 51285 (C2) HDA temperature 123 101 29 (C4) Reallocation count 196 196 4 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	45.2% Average	Read 80.9 Write 76.6 Mixed 79.1 60% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.14 48% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 100%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 233 145 5333 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 668 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13648 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 384 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 65 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 326800 (C2) HDA temperature 123 109 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	61.9% Good	Read 118 Write 97.7 Mixed 84.7 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.18 74% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 83%
WD DM003 External 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 566GB free, PID null Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 23.2 Mixed 12.5 26% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.37 65% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 21%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101MBB 1TB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 547GB free, PID 1052 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 86.3 Write 91.3 Mixed 52.6 96% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.31 74% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 43%
Dell USB Portable HDD 1TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 196GB free, PID 9010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 52.2 Write 73.6 Mixed 34.8 70% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.26 58% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 41%
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF 500GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 135GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 56.7 Write 67.6 Mixed 46.6 74% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.26 60% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%
USB Reader 1GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 2240 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Read 14.6 Write 8 Mixed 10.1 13% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.84 4K Write 0.04 4K Mixed 0.03 17% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 4x4GB 1,090 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 53%

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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 $109Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $507

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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