Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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.
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 Drive50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 0YJPT1
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 19:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 79.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 205
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 508
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.3%
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 16.6
Parallax 22.5
13% 18.5 fps
MRender 13.9
Gravity 15.3
Splatting 18.7
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM12D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 103 85 92 78 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 414
Write 215
Mixed 184
SusWrite 105
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 17.8
65% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 73.9
DQ Mixed 108
96% 149 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
695GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 108 109 112 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 115
Write 103
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 109
72% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB
676GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 103 104 102 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 107
Write 98.8
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 103
122% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 94%

 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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