Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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.
Graphics11.7% 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 Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 9 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 0NW73C
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 01 '22 at 02:21
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 507
54% 428 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Dell(1028 2304) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 22.7
12% 18.6 fps
MRender 14.2
Gravity 16.3
Splatting 12.4
12% 14.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Netac 256GB 256GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 340 252 14 50 9.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 481
Write 392
Mixed 341
SusWrite 166
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 11.4
95% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 15.5
62% 133 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 97%
Spcc Solid State 512GB
111GB free
Firmware: 4A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 201 12 12 10 2.2 MB/s
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50% Above average
Read 259
Write 234
Mixed 221
SusWrite 74.3
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 20.5
96% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 23.8
52% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50%
Great: 84%
Samsung PM83 32GB
14GB free
Firmware: 2D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 332
Write 87.9
Mixed 131
SusWrite 85.1
35% 159 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 31
4K Mixed 15.9
67% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 34.1
DQ Mixed 58.2
57% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 44%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
840GB free
Firmware: A8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 168 166 167 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 171
Mixed 20.9
SusWrite 167
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
705GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 123 122 123 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 123
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 68%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
195GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 80
Write 98.3
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 95.1
61% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 60%
Disk drive 124GB
108GB free, PID 00fe
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 1.7 8.1 1.7 8.1 1.7 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
16% Very poor
Read 32.7
Write 19.1
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 6.6
25% 20.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 3.6
237% 3.87 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 19.5
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 72%

 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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