Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YJPT1
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120525
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '17 at 07:20
Run Duration	413 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 178 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 318 43% 321 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570 12,360 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 2B22) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.82% Terrible	Lighting 2.83 Reflection 3.04 Parallax 3.94 2% 3.27 fps	MRender 4.57 Gravity 3.77 Splatting 5.39 4% 4.58 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 2.82% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 207688784 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2026 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 207226215 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4622 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1921 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 44 35049504809 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 149 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7360 (C2) HDA temperature 41 56 94489280553 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 25890062864829 (F1) Unknown 100 253 46685846374 (F2) Unknown 100 253 64629034643	74.7% Very good	Read 127 Write 134 Mixed 144 102% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.21 65% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 8GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 175893152 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2512 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 60 1190091 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2086 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 964 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 54 13524336678 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 539 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 18233 (C2) HDA temperature 38 46 -140737488355290 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -14383845473305 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5160702267 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9004496970	65.3% Good	Read 110 Write 117 Mixed 89.1 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.24 76% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 7GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 40502648 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2626 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 45181518 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3482 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1448 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 665730094716 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 62 47 639434790 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 38 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 18309 (C2) HDA temperature 38 53 94489280550 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 166 5850 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -38555921413520 (F1) Unknown 100 253 21412140795 (F2) Unknown 100 253 612515418084	57.2% Above average	Read 114 Write 85.3 Mixed 109 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.19 59% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 114%
Generic Mass Storage 67GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 62GB free, PID 9999 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.56% Terrible	Read 6.64 Write 6.87 Mixed 5.92 8% 6.48 MB/s	4K Read 0.03 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.02 2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.56% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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