Pros

  • Relatively quiet perfomance
  • Well organized internally

Cons

  • Hot-swappable bays take some effort to get into

At A Glance

CyberPower's Gamer Xtreme 8500 might not lead its highly competitive category, but you can't argue with the price.

The Specs

Processor
Processor type Intel Core i7
Processor speed 2.93 MHz
Bus speed 160.7 MHz
Processor count 1
Memory
Memory size 4096.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Display
Included monitor No
Storage
Drive size 1040.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Other storage
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • SD Card
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
  • SDXC Card
  • SmartMedia
  • xD-Picture Card
Drive type
  • Hard Disk Drive
  • Solid-State Drive
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) Yes
Available Interfaces USB - Universal Serial Bus 3.0
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
SDXC Card or Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) 1
Slots
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick PRO
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo
  • MultiMedia Card (MMC)
  • SD Card
  • SDHC Card
  • SmartMedia
  • miniSD Card
  • xD-Picture Card
Storage Media
Compact flash Yes
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
Smart media Yes
XD picture card 1
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Devices All-In-One Flash Memory Card Reader

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 155
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 149  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 306  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 147  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 321  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 274  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 193  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 140  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 286  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 153  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 168
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 279.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 266.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 227.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 142.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 164.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 170.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 162.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 122.1  Frames per second (higher is better)