Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.2% 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 Drive52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 11 '17 at 17:03
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 516
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.932.4.2000
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.2% Poor
Lighting 30.8
Reflection 31.8
Parallax 42.5
25% 35 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 30.2
Splatting 36.7
25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 501A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 491
Write 142
Mixed 224
62% 286 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 16.1
4K Mixed 15.1
67% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 64
DQ Mixed 40.4
46% 80.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 94%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: CXM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
43% Average
Read 369
Write 84.3
Mixed 136
42% 196 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 12.2
61% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 32.9
DQ Mixed 28.1
42% 84 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.3% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.6
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 18.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 91%

 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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