Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.2% 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 Drive91.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 0NW73C
Memory6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime24.3 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 20:44
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (78th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 181
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 467
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000D
Nvidia(10DE 096F) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.16
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
8.2% Terrible
Lighting 9.23
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 10.6
8% 9.42 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 11
Splatting 11.7
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.2%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 346 328 319 315 306 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 374
Mixed 302
SusWrite 335
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 35.5
118% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 276
224% 319 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 134%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 342
Write 85
Mixed 129
SusWrite 84.1
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 16.1
66% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 32.2
DQ Mixed 29.8
44% 86.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 167 167 167 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 137
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 167
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273EB0-CK0 HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273EB0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.4
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 60%

 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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