Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
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. 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics113% 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 Drive53.1% 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 0NW73C
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '21 at 02:25
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 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 i5-3350P-$60
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
65.4% Good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 83.8
2-Core 112
57% 91 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 307
42% 311 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4038 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 196
Parallax 144
113% 160 fps
MRender 208
Gravity 136
Splatting 119
122% 154 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTD256HAGM-000L1 256GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT43L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 69 84 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 421
Write 135
Mixed 116
SusWrite 77.4
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 18.8
80% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 88.5
DQ Mixed 50.7
68% 129 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 75%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: AX1R4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 114 113 115 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64% Good
Read 111
Write 110
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 112
67% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 64%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,103 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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