Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '21 at 19:12
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 206
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 515
58% 457 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.7% Above average
Lighting 69.5
Reflection 81.7
Parallax 72.7
57% 74.6 fps
MRender 76
Gravity 70.2
Splatting 64
57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 128G 128GB
85GB free
Firmware: S1211A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 401 397 389 398 393 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 475
Write 395
Mixed 334
SusWrite 397
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 19.9
97% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 82.1
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 29.8
74% 147 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 20 6.1 2.7 1.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 104
Write 84.2
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 16.3
49% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB M378B5273CH0-CK0 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 18.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 58%

 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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