Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.19% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 18:34
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (95th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 199
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 514
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Nvidia(10DE 093D) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.19% Terrible
Lighting 9.2
Reflection 8.42
Parallax 10.8
8% 9.47 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 11.8
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.19%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 128 162 173 172 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 150
Write 135
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 158
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 112%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
694GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 108 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 105
Write 101
Mixed 78
SusWrite 107
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 65%
WD Elements 1TB
726GB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 35.5
Write 37
Mixed 31.5
SusWrite 38.4
49% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 8GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.9% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 10.8
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 12.8
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 56%

 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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