Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '17 at 00:42
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 (97th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 226
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 584
58% 475 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 148
Parallax 126
111% 137 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 132
Splatting 110
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
728GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 404
Mixed 417
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 48.8
174% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 132
151% 260 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB
69GB free
Firmware: EMT41B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 413
Mixed 416
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 47.5
174% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 131
150% 260 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
Great: 128%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$92
2TB free
Firmware: RR04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 212
Mixed 162
138% 184 MB/s
4K Read 4.31
4K Write 3.06
4K Mixed 0.54
296% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250
4TB free
Firmware: APGNT517 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 162
Mixed 152
123% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.75
147% 1 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 120%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB
258GB free
Firmware: MJ6OA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 149
Write 145
Mixed 155
113% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.23
104% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.3
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,043 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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