Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.83% 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 Drive54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 08:55
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 207
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 510
54% 430 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B22) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.83% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 5.78
6% 6.82 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 7.35
6% 6.55 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.83%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 247 163 32 32 45 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.6% Above average
Read 262
Write 98.7
Mixed 122
SusWrite 127
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 22.9
81% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 140
136% 215 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
772GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 83 84 71 58 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB
42GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 66 66 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 84.2
Write 79.5
Mixed 43
SusWrite 66.9
90% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.2
78% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.2
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.4%
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 2,108 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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