Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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. 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.6% 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 Drive	85.8% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NW73C
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '22 at 22:43
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3450-$59 34,199 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 75.6 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 178 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 261 39% 285 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.6% Below average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 62.4 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 32.7 Gravity 51.1 Splatting 25.7 29% 36.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 39%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY 240GB SATA SSD 240GB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0218A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 369 357 424 423 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 480 Write 400 Mixed 396 SusWrite 389 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 22.3 114% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 89.6 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 34 76% 149 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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