Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120905
Uptime9 Days
Run DateMay 09 '20 at 04:43
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 (78th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 101
2-Core 161
71% 117 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 494
48% 397 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B22) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.93% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 7.42
Parallax 5.81
0% 4.45 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 5.23
Splatting 7.61
6% 6.65 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 1.93%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
622GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 101 111 129 131 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 146
Write 116
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 112
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 109%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB
40GB free, PID 6362
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 7.5 7.1 8.3 7.5 7.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
9.7% Terrible
Read 18.8
Write 8
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 7.6
14% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.4
144% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.7%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 17.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 62%

 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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