Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.26% 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 Drive41.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemDell Studio XPS 8100
MotherboardDell Studio XPS 8100  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100708
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 19:56
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 870-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 94.2
1-Core 83.2
2-Core 170
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 386
44% 342 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 260-$250
Nvidia(10DE 0738) 1.8GB
Ram: 1.8GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
6.26% Terrible
Lighting 8.37
Reflection 7.58
Parallax 3.59
7% 6.51 fps
MRender 7.67
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 5.43
5% 6.47 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.26%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 335t
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 100 100 94 94 101 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.7% Average
Read 213
Write 162
Mixed 196
SusWrite 101
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 19.3
61% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 172
129% 173 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 92%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
773GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
10.3% Very poor
Read 26.8
Write 25
Mixed 27.5
SusWrite 28.7
6% 27 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 7.4
24% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
147GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 112 112 111 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 88
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 110
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6AFR8C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 11.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 8100 Builds (Compare 668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $507
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