Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateJun 17 '17 at 00:20
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 589
64% 506 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Asus(1043 8422) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22% Poor
Lighting 25.9
Reflection 24.5
Parallax 31.6
21% 27.3 fps
MRender 33.7
Gravity 30.3
Splatting 25.4
24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 158
Mixed 153
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.16
76% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 114%
UDisk2.0 Gigastone 16GB
15GB free, PID 1176
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
6.11% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 11.9
Mixed 11.8
16% 13.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 0.12
4K Mixed 0.03
17% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.11%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,053 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8700

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $275
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