Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	37% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YJPT1
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '17 at 15:59
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$194 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 93.4 2-Core 177 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 454 46% 375 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 88 88 191048885 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 49 49 59184649383618 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 263 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 73 (B1) Unknown 0 0 10 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 191048885 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 191048885 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 191048885 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 32466 (EA) Unknown 0 0 20164 (F1) Unknown 0 0 20164 (F2) Unknown 0 0 67051	37% Below average	Read 200 Write 99.7 Mixed 113 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 9.7 62% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 95.7 DQ Mixed 28.2 44% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 861GB free Firmware: 0909 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 27.8 Mixed 29.1 22% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.22 83% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 97%
WD Red Pro 2TB (2014)-$140 716 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 692GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 167 6266 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 63 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12029 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 60 (10) Unknown 133 67 2348909126551 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 48 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 33 (C2) HDA temperature 108 103 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	76.1% Very good	Read 131 Write 134 Mixed 135 101% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.76 4K Mixed 0.25 108% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 93%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 11GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 26.3 Mixed 27.8 36% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.33 67% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 38%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 3GB free, PID 5021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 23.9 Mixed 5.21 22% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.32 4K Mixed 0.18 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB KHX1600C9D3/4GX Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 16GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 61%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,663x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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