Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.3% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory7.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateOct 20 '17 at 04:44
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 94
2-Core 188
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 443
47% 374 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 116
Parallax 98.6
84% 106 fps
MRender 94.8
Gravity 95.3
Splatting 95.8
78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 489
Write 372
Mixed 367
91% 409 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 21.7
112% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 109
132% 233 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB
1TB free, PID ab26
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 102
Mixed 45.4
99% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.27
4K Write 5.66
4K Mixed 0.28
207% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 14.6
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,099 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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