Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.4% 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 Drive68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '20 at 03:56
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (98th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 105
2-Core 213
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 515
59% 460 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Dell(1028 2304) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 22.5
13% 18.6 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 15.3
Splatting 18.7
13% 16 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 241 241 242 243 242 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.1% Good
Read 254
Write 237
Mixed 230
SusWrite 241
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 34.2
109% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 199
150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 193 193 195 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 182
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 193
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 209 209 206 209 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 156
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 207
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 119%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 0B13 S939A2UGS-ITR HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 0B13 S939A2UGS-ITR 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 56%

 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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