Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 00:55
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 107
2-Core 193
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 495
51% 413 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1681 MHz, MLim: 1592 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 0.07
0% 0.07 fps
Poor: 16% Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1SA754D117-542 480GB
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 389 401 406 407 409 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 468
Write 416
Mixed 318
SusWrite 402
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 24.2
79% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 204
165% 233 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.3% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.2
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 17.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 87.1
46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 62%

 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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