Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51.9% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '20 at 19:11
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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)
72.3% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 97
2-Core 174
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 463
48% 388 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 76.9
Parallax 65.9
62% 72.8 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 71.6
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SC2 mSATA SSD 60GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 86 90 86 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 369
Write 110
Mixed 184
SusWrite 86
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 20.2
92% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 83.3
DQ Mixed 5.8
29% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 55%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB
30GB free
Firmware: 0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 59 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 53.5
Mixed 24
SusWrite 58.8
36% 49.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33
394GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.5 8.5 9.9 9.2 9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Read 5
Write 9
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 8.9
6% 7.6 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI M378B5773DH0-CK0 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.7% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 16.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.8
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,105 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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