Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS 8700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KWVT8
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '20 at 00:37
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 85.3 2-Core 220 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 592 58% 478 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 137 93 120 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 125 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 127 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 772GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 137 136 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 147 Write 130 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 136 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 0GB free Firmware: 0302 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9.7 Write 10.2 Mixed 6.5 6% 8.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 63%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 3GB free, PID 0182 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 7.6 8.8 8.6 7.8 8.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	6.93% Terrible	Read 28 Write 6.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 8.1 12% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.93% Great: 23%
WD My Passport 071A 1TB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 220GB free, PID 071a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 35 35 34 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 27 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 34 40% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB 6,584 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.5% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.6 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 62%

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2,693x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1,738x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	207x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	573x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	361x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	322x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	167x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	165x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	156x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	351x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples	194x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	147x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $275

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 $40	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