Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.48% 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 Drive	95.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NW73C
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130523
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	May 13 '22 at 20:52
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 96 2-Core 166 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 438 47% 375 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Nvidia(10DE 093D) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 11 Parallax 10.9 7% 10.1 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 10.8 Splatting 9.6 9% 11 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 397 364 368 374 319 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 430 Mixed 392 SusWrite 364 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 38.2 127% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 280 226% 320 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 124 126 128 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 117 Write 107 Mixed 66 SusWrite 124 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.4 126% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 163 163 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 130 Write 166 Mixed 147 SusWrite 162 113% 152 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 318% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 89%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 642GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6 6.6 6.7 8 7.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 45%
Generic Ultra HS-SD/MMC 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 9GB free, PID 4060 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 17 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 19.4 Write 18.1 Mixed 17.6 SusWrite 17.7 25% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.8 191% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 15%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 3.5 3.2 5.3 3.7 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	6.59% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 2 Mixed 13.6 SusWrite 4.1 11% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 60% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.59% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 64C0MHHHJ-HS Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 01BA 64C0MHHHJ-HS Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 49%

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,670x
Core i5-3450Intel $59Bench 66%, 34,199 samples	144x
Core i5-3350PIntel $60Bench 65%, 21,413 samples	139x

GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	162x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	155x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	156x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	77x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16