Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.5% 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 Drive	44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 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	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 11:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$192 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 153 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 370 40% 317 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Sapphire(174B 1366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.5% Average	Lighting 49.8 Reflection 60.9 Parallax 54.2 41% 55 fps	MRender 60.7 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 48.8 43% 53.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000L1 128GB 5,980 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT06L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 60 56 50 50 45 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.1% Average	Read 234 Write 85.5 Mixed 92 SusWrite 55.3 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 19.2 83% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 86.9 DQ Mixed 55.3 64% 114 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 79%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 76GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 98 98 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 87 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 97.4 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 59%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 36GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 51.3 Write 48.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 52 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 61%
Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 250GB-$30 3,183 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 79GB free Firmware: BBFOC32P SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 48.8 Write 44 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 52.8 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 7 20% 6.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,666x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
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 $269	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