Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.2% 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 Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NW73C
Memory	5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130828
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 15:21
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 493 51% 410 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Dell(1028 2304) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Lighting 16.2 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 22 13% 18.1 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 15 Splatting 18 13% 15.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 228 216 227 209 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 460 Write 234 Mixed 268 SusWrite 222 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 31.8 107% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 33.3 74% 162 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 134%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 600GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 229 230 234 227 224 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.3% Above average	Read 252 Write 220 Mixed 169 SusWrite 228 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 21.8 65% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 191 138% 178 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 99%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 230 230 235 234 234 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.8% Above average	Read 244 Write 224 Mixed 152 SusWrite 231 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 19.3 76% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 71.6 83% 141 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 99%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 165 170 171 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 392 Write 167 Mixed 227 SusWrite 168 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4 42% 9.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 97%
Maxtor OneTouch 500GB 752 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 91GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 32 Write 25.2 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 26.7 35% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 21%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 228GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 26 26 26 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 22.8 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 25.4 34% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 12GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 18.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 58%

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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	1,675x
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	163x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	155x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	156x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	77x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16