Dell Studio XPS 8100

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.93% 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 Drive	36.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Studio XPS 8100
Motherboard	Dell Studio XPS 8100 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors, 1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091209
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '16 at 19:48
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 117 59% 92.2 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 347 36% 291 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 9% BFG(19F1 0CCF) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.0 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	8.93% Terrible	Lighting 12.1 Reflection 9.23 Parallax 5.5 10% 8.95 fps	MRender 10 Gravity 10.6 Splatting 6.26 7% 8.96 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.93% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th 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 253 100 759 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12891521089 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 12 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 18 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 35 150325231643 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 128850329630 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 346 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1019 (F1) Unknown 253 253 760 (F2) Unknown 253 253 746 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	36.2% Below average	Read 243 Write 177 Mixed 176 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 8.05 50% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 38.1 DQ Mixed 9.04 12% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 108%
SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 255GB free, PID 0216 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 30 Write 25.1 Mixed 27.2 35% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.37 74% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 20%
Generic- Compact Flash 4GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 3GB free, PID 9106 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	5.77% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 9.08 Mixed 9.49 15% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.81 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.003 11% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.77% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
F3-1600C7-8GTX 2x8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1333 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.9% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 12 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 42%

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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 $269	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 $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 $40	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