Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.92% 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 Drive79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 11 '20 at 04:33
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 as expected (51st percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 201
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 434
45% 360 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Zotac(19DA 1269) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
6.92% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 8.53
6% 8.04 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 10.1
Splatting 10.4
8% 9.45 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.92%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 292 279 277 305 307 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 456
Write 308
Mixed 262
SusWrite 284
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 26.2
96% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 207
189% 289 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
180GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 143 147 154 149 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 143
Write 146
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 141
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT2GC64B88G0NF-DI 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 830B NT2GC64B88G0NF-DI 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.3% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,096 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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