Dell XPS 2720

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 2720  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131211
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateJan 06 '18 at 18:07
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770S-$102
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 525
53% 430 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 05B0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 9.42
Parallax 7.19
3% 6.89 fps
MRender 9.14
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 7.96
5% 6.52 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: CXM13D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 364
Write 85.7
Mixed 139
42% 196 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 30.4
4K Mixed 7.59
53% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 32.3
DQ Mixed 6.93
28% 65 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 62.7
Write 111
Mixed 73.6
62% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.21
40% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
50.7% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 14.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 2720 Builds (Compare 179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 2720

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $117
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