Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.9% 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 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120905
Uptime8.3 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 22:26
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 86%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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)
78.4% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 199
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 488
54% 425 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
XFX(1682 3250) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.9.3
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Lighting 35.3
Reflection 31.9
Parallax 43.1
29% 36.8 fps
MRender 27.7
Gravity 29.7
Splatting 36.6
26% 31.3 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
976GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 135
Write 152
Mixed 135
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.24
88% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.8% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 9
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 10.5
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,103 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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