I found something interesting this morning and you might too or not. I was doing some research on an XPS 8500 manufactured Jan 18 2013. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) build:  Intel Core i7-3770 deployed with Windows 7 Pro. I dug a little deeper into Microsoft Windows hardware requirements for OEM's and their guides for OEM's. And then I discovered that the Intel Core i7-3770 processor was not on the list of Windows processor requirements for Windows 7 and earlier editions. I was surprised and bothered by this and the question was why would Dell choose to use the i7-3770 processor and disregard Microsoft's requirements? Furthermore the i7-3770 is not listed on any later editions of Windows even through Dell or any company could have contacted Microsoft's OEM or ODM Account Manager and reported the i7-3770 was omitted from the list.

One of the reasons this could be serious problem is that it could directly impact the user who purchased a "Customer System that include(d) Windows Products", a system built without following Windows specification, is this: Microsoft could limit or deny all support to the user. And the only fall back is support from the manufacturer. And we all know how difficult it is these days to find a company with a high level of quality support from the OEM. Of course there could be any number of problems with a computer built outside of the Windows specification.

Knowing this now I'd suggest anyone buying a new computer to run Windows from whatever company should check to see if it meets the Windows minimum hardware requirements before purchasing. You will find information on Itel, AMD and Qualcomm processors and other requirements and guidelines for OEM's. There's some interesting information there on other pages also, hardware component guidelines, white papers, tests for performance and compatibility, etc.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements

No electrons have past through the XPS 8500 for long time. Recovered it from the basement yesterday.  When I did use it did I have a problem? No, just slow. Remember Windows 7?  Be vigilant - check out what they are putting in your machines anyway. Never know.