Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NW73C
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 14:40
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 175 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 501 50% 410 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 0977) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 448 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	1.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 0.5 2% 2.07 fps	MRender 3.3 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 2.3 2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.97% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 174 169 166 159 168 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.2% Good	Read 252 Write 240 Mixed 239 SusWrite 176 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 32.7 104% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 198 149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 704GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 30 35 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 154 154 152 149 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 152 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 324% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 94%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB 1,031 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 947GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 25 26 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 22.6 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 25.7 33% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 20%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 77 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 78.5 130% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 59%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.2 0% 0.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GB 1,608 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23"	1280 720	DELD05A DELL S2340M

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,662x
Core i5-3450Intel $59Bench 66%, 34,199 samples	144x
Core i5-3350PIntel $60Bench 65%, 21,413 samples	139x

GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	162x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	154x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	154x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	76x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16