Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121019
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 29 '17 at 04:03
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 516
60% 463 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 78.8
Parallax 65.6
63% 73.9 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 73
Splatting 74
60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R201 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
67% Good
Read 494
Write 212
Mixed 252
70% 319 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 14.6
80% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 62.6
96% 183 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 16.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 91%

 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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