Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.9% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '21 at 13:41
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 as expected (41st percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 199
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 454
46% 372 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
PwrHis(1787 2268) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
4.13% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 7.3
Parallax 1.9
4% 4.73 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.6
4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.13%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPA128HMFU-000H1 128GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 173 186 186 185 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 206
Write 182
Mixed 155
SusWrite 182
41% 181 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 15.5
63% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 94.9
DQ Write 55.2
DQ Mixed 19.6
30% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC4G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 169 170 166 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 149
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 155
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-001.A01LF 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,097 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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