Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130523
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 16 '21 at 07:03
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 171
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 517
55% 441 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 3069) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
21.1% Poor
Lighting 23.6
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 32.8
19% 28 fps
MRender 34.8
Gravity 30.3
Splatting 26.7
25% 30.6 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 137 131 138 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 482
Write 219
Mixed 236
SusWrite 136
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 32.3
108% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 277
220% 309 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
603GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 189 190 190 191 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 123
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 188
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.9
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.6
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55%
Great: 55%

 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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