Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '19 at 19:03
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (99th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 201
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 521
58% 457 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Dell(1028 2304) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 22.5
13% 18.5 fps
MRender 14
Gravity 15.3
Splatting 18.7
13% 16 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1C2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 188 194 192 191 197 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 321
Write 402
Mixed 345
SusWrite 196
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 30.5
104% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 189
172% 259 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 17.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.8%
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 2,096 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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