Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 186
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 495
51% 409 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620
Nvidia(10DE 0977) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 448 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.1% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 3.3
Parallax 0.8
2% 2.13 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 0.9
2% 3.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.1%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 446 450 451 432 428 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 459
Mixed 414
SusWrite 446
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 45.9
149% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 351
268% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
224GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 90 89 91 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 94.3
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 89.7
62% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 M378B5273CH0-CK0 M378B5273DH0-CK0 M378B5273CH0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.8
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,097 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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