Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NW73C
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 00:40
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 (71^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 195 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 448 48% 380 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 61.3 56% 66.2 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 65 Splatting 54.9 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 482GB free (System drive) Firmware: X212T0RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 12353 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 599 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 100 (A8) Unknown 100 100 133 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1665 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 25 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 43 184684576801 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 83 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 25920 (F1) Unknown 253 253 13607 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6348 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	82% Excellent	Read 512 Write 481 Mixed 464 108% 486 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 21.1 85% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 13.1 48% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 114%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 229GB free Firmware: CXM13D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 29524 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1701 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 88 88 413 (B2) Unknown 89 89 346 (B3) Unknown 90 90 614 (B4) Unknown 90 90 5914 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (E8) Unknown 89 89 2918 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29380406605 (F2) Unknown 99 99 14756281702	64.9% Good	Read 477 Write 248 Mixed 332 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 20.7 75% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 59.6 73% 134 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 687GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 62005304 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2935 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 59 51 81618866322 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 29433 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1696 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 58 538902559 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 463 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 22 22 156516 (C2) HDA temperature 31 42 55834574879 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 17093969856632 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7039874390 (F2) Unknown 100 253 22938179108	82.9% Excellent	Read 146 Write 143 Mixed 143 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.24 73% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.4% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 109%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,664x
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	155x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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