Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 0YJPT1
Memory3.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJun 15 '17 at 23:17
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 192
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 477
49% 396 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.6.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Lighting 34.6
Reflection 31.6
Parallax 42.2
28% 36.1 fps
MRender 27
Gravity 28.9
Splatting 36.4
26% 30.8 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
331GB free
Firmware: 0143
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Read 32.9
Write 27.9
Mixed 29.6
23% 30.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.36
87% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC34
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 117
Mixed 121
93% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.11
47% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 113%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB
781GB free, PID 259d
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 30.2
Write 25.1
Mixed 25.4
34% 26.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.16
54% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 16
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 14.6
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 58%

 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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