Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.93% 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 Drive57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120905
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 03 '18 at 10:40
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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)
75.1% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 189
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 515
52% 421 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.1%
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: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
7.93% Terrible
Lighting 8.9
Reflection 8.19
Parallax 10.5
7% 9.2 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 10.5
Splatting 11.3
9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.93%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 51 47 55 54 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 378
Write 296
Mixed 280
SusWrite 81.3
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 20.6
90% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 130
126% 195 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 85%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
320GB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Read 31.5
Write 25
Mixed 16
SusWrite 25.5
32% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
57.2% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 18.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 61%

 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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