Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YJPT1
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130828
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '19 at 20:02
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 516 55% 440 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Dogfish 240GB 240GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0330A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 41 87 30 22 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 490 Write 427 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 63.8 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 2.3 53% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 24.5 DQ Mixed 8 24% 54.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 42GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 76 77 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 159 Write 83.3 Mixed 74 SusWrite 76.5 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 3GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 55 55 51 54 47 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 57 Mixed 36 SusWrite 54.9 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 16GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 8.5 8.2 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 12.3 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 11.3 21% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.2 134% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB 7,298 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.1 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 91%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,664x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	154x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	76x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16