Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YJPT1
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120905
Uptime14 Days
Run DateMar 02 '19 at 12:02
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$192
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
69% Good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 150
66% 109 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 451
44% 362 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69%
Great: 74%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
73GB free
Firmware: CXM12D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 247 239 239 213 211 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 420
Write 242
Mixed 223
SusWrite 232
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 22.4
86% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 80.5
DQ Mixed 126
105% 157 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 80%
Excelstor Technology J9250S 250GB
231GB free
Firmware: GM2OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 88 86 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 85.3
Write 88.3
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 87.7
56% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 43 27 47 56 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 78.7
Write 86.3
Mixed 31.3
SusWrite 62
47% 64.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 15.1
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8500 Builds (Compare 2,099 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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