Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 00:56
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 516
55% 438 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.5% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 110
Parallax 97.3
82% 103 fps
MRender 94.2
Gravity 93.4
Splatting 80
72% 89.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM12D1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 339
Write 85
Mixed 130
40% 185 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 27.8
4K Mixed 15.2
61% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 31.4
DQ Mixed 58.7
57% 95 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 193 191 194 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 192
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 193
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 19
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,096 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297
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