Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.7% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 76%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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)
75.5% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 193
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 505
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Asus(1043 0583) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 95.5
Parallax 212
95% 141 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 107
Splatting 136
95% 113 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 183 175 169 169 190 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 478
Write 452
Mixed 436
SusWrite 186
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 41.1
130% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 253
214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 128%
Mushkin MKNSSDAT60GB-DX 60GB
56GB free
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 109 112 108 110 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 404
Write 126
Mixed 181
SusWrite 106
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 27.9
96% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 138
105% 143 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 81%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 152 153 157 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 148
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 153
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 101%
SABRENT 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 189 189 189 190 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 155
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 189
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
KingFast 31GB
25GB free
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 89 90 90 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 23% Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
55.2% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,098 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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