Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YJPT1
Memory	9.7 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '16 at 00:33
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3450-$59 34,199 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 84.8 2-Core 170 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 297 39% 293 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.95 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 143 Parallax 123 109% 133 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 131 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 428GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (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 (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 36 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 17 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 64 154619740189 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 224334005 (F7) Unknown 100 100 7017386 (F8) Unknown 100 100 510710 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1931 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	49.9% Average	Read 254 Write 178 Mixed 182 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 20.3 77% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 40.8 52% 92 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 198 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 114 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (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 64 53 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 37 (F1) Unknown 99 99 937116582	101% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 484 Mixed 508 112% 502 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 35.9 134% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 22 71% 155 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 146GB free Firmware: 0412 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 44.3 Mixed 38.3 31% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.12 4K Write 0.55 4K Mixed 0.13 29% 0.26 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 8502 1600 CL9 Series 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 14GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,662x
Core i5-3450Intel $59Bench 66%, 34,199 samples	144x
Core i5-3350PIntel $60Bench 65%, 21,413 samples	139x

GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	162x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	154x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	154x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	76x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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