Dell XPS 8500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NW73C
Memory6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120905
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '21 at 21:06
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 66.2
2-Core 134
52% 88.9 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 388
40% 322 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Zotac(19DA 288A) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 20.6
Parallax 17.1
14% 18.5 fps
MRender 21.6
Gravity 20
Splatting 14.8
15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 91 80 114 91 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 128
Write 150
Mixed 64
SusWrite 93.3
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
45.1% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.8
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 91%

 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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