Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.87% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive38.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 18:07
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 (62nd percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 148
65% 108 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 474
49% 396 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Nvidia(10DE 093D) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
7.87% Terrible
Lighting 8.77
Reflection 8.15
Parallax 10.2
7% 9.05 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 10.5
Splatting 11.5
9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.87%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 140 167 86 84 77 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.5% Below average
Read 185
Write 148
Mixed 197
SusWrite 111
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 13.2
56% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 28.6
59% 120 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 86%
Seagate ST31000424CS 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 100 105 97 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 105
Write 101
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 99.3
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 3TB
1TB free, PID 3342
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 149 161 142 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 163
Write 130
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 150
172% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04E99927-15 04CB DDR3 1600 01BA 8GBH2X04E99927-15 04CB DDR3 1600 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.1% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 16
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,100 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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