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Pros

  • Bundled 120Hz 22-inch LCD and 3D goggles
  • Good general and gaming performance

Cons

  • Limited internal expansion options

At A Glance

The Studio XPS 8100 is a solid all-around performer with good connectivity and a bundled 120Hz Samsung LCD and nVidia 3D glasses. Just don't count on making upgrades.

Manufacturer’s Description

Discover a more immersive media experience with the Dell Studio XPS 8100 desktop, designed to keep you front and center of all the action.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number DXCWNN1
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i5-750
Processor speed 2.67 MHz
Cache size 8.192 KB
Processor count 1
Memory
Memory size 8192.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Graphics
Graphics Type Card
Primary Graphics Chipset Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
Number of Graphic Cards included 1
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Drive size 1000.0 GB
Drive Controllers Serial ATA
Expansion slots
Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots 0.0
Number of PCI-Express x16 slots 1.0
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 0.0
Number of PCI-Express x8 slots 0.0
Number of PCI-Express x4 slots 0.0
Number of PCI-Express x1 slots 1.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1.0
Number of PCI slots 1.0
AGP slots 0.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 2.0
Motherboard
Motherboard Model 0X231R
Motherboard Manufacturer Dell
Optical Drive
Included Drives 1
optical_drive_1 PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16AAS
optical_model_1 PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16AAS
Sound
Audio Codec Integrated Audio
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Devices
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Digital Optical
  • DVI
  • Ethernet - RJ45
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • HDMI
  • S-Video
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x6)
  • eSATA
Slots
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick PRO
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo
  • Microdrive
  • MultiMedia Card (MMC)
  • SD Card
  • SDHC Card
  • SmartMedia
  • xD-Picture Card
Case
Chassis style Tower (Midsize)
Internal Drive Bays 2
Chassis Color
  • Black
  • White
3.5 Inch External Bays 1
5.25 Inch External Bays 2
External Drive Bays 3
3.5 Inch Internal Bays 2
5.25 Inch Internal Bays 0

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 129
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 217  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 340  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 195  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking 239
Content Creation
Image Editing 343  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 312  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 277  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 184  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 215  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 181  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 59.05  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 48.56  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 43.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 28.22  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 51.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 42.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 37.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 23.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 2560x1600 49.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1920x1200 80.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050 89.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768 116  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 2560x1600 87  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1920x1200 114.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050 118.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768 119.5  Frames per second (higher is better)