Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	82.5% 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 Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NW73C
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 12:47
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GHA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 74.5 2-Core 139 60% 98 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 362 38% 304 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.5% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 109 Parallax 92.8 84% 102 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 96 Splatting 97.7 79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZYTY256HDHP-000L2 256GB 2,555 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT61L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 220 142 84 48 40 MB/s Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.8% Good	Read 252 Write 240 Mixed 204 SusWrite 126 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 40.7 135% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 199 150% 199 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 111%
Toshiba MK3259GSXP 320GB-$50 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 44GB free Firmware: GN003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 81 82 82 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 75.7 Write 54.5 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 80 40% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 71% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 48%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 339GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 144 Write 116 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 99.8 138% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.2 166% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 97%

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

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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	1,662x
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	162x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	154x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	154x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	76x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16