Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.1% 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
Memory17 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120905
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 09 '21 at 19:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (20th 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 below expectations (32nd percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 187
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 452
47% 378 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 136
Parallax 122
102% 128 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 130
Splatting 115
98% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 216 225 231 233 237 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
75.1% Very good
Read 252
Write 236
Mixed 240
SusWrite 225
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 41.9
136% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 196
148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
711GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 87 76 88 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 138
Write 120
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 84.6
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 859B CT102464BD160B.C16 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 859B CT102464BD160B.C16 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.6% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 16.5
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 14.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 85.9
47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.6%
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 2,104 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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