Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.09% 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 Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 01 '17 at 04:00
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 77.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 520
55% 442 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Nvidia(10DE 093D) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.09% Terrible
Lighting 9.07
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 10.7
7% 9.41 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 10.9
Splatting 11.7
9% 11.5 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.09%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 487
Write 268
Mixed 346
81% 367 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 11.4
60% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 16.6
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 11.4
27% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6D1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.8% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.8
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 93%

 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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