Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NW73C
Memory	2.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 14 '20 at 22:03
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 99.6 2-Core 176 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 477 49% 394 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% XFX(1682 9470) CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 28.4 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 37.7 23% 37.3 fps	Splatting 51.6 53% 51.6 fps
Poor: 32% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 255 78 41 42 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 452 Write 165 Mixed 387 SusWrite 132 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 36.8 124% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 158 127% 184 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 380GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 89 105 107 96 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 119 Write 105 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 92.6 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 85%
Jmicron Tech 240GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 104GB free Firmware: 3202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 27.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 14 20% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 6.6 1,201% 7.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 60%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 250GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 233GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 9.5 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 17.7 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 9.9 22% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.5 113% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 36%
ST1000DM 003-1CH162 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 930GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 25 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 24.6 35% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 66%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 1.4 0 0.2 0.3 1.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 142 Write 146 Mixed 75 SusWrite 0.9 113% 91 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 54%
ST4000DM 000-2AE166 4TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 3.5 0 0.6 0.4 12 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 176 Write 159 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 4.2 128% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 65%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 757GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 128 123 125 125 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 88.2 Write 86.5 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 124 130% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 127% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 69%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 404GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 126 123 125 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 133 Write 89 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 124 142% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 71%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 63GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 23.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 12.7 29% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 22%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 9GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.1% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 25.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 0 26% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.33 MB/s

TOSHIBA HDWE160 6TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 3.5 3 3.1 3.1 3.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.6% Very poor	Read 32 Write 25.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 3.3 27% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 129% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 78%
TOSHIBA HDWE160 6TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 25 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 0.1 25% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 123% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB M378B5773DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 12GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.2% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.7 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 59%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,665x
Core i5-3450Intel $59Bench 66%, 34,199 samples	144x
Core i5-3350PIntel $60Bench 65%, 21,413 samples	139x

GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	162x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	155x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	154x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	76x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16