Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive41.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 19:04
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 (93rd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 202
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 502
52% 417 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
EVGA(3842 2678) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
29.3% Poor
Lighting 33.7
Reflection 35.1
Parallax 43.1
28% 37.3 fps
MRender 47.9
Gravity 39.5
Splatting 35.1
33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 110 118 108 122 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.1% Average
Read 242
Write 108
Mixed 165
SusWrite 111
35% 157 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 18.7
66% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 60.6
DQ Mixed 77.4
63% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
296GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 91 92 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 109
Write 104
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 91.8
68% 93 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 68%
Corsair Force GT 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 128 130 131 129 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.5% Very good
Read 142
Write 125
Mixed 88
SusWrite 128
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB M378B5773DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,100 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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HDDRAMUSB
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