Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory16.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130624
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJan 20 '18 at 10:07
Run Duration343 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 202
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 568
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 23.5
Reflection 24.7
Parallax 29.6
19% 25.9 fps
Splatting 22.5
23% 22.5 fps
Poor: 18% Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM13D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 471
Write 258
Mixed 327
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 14.9
77% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 82.7
DQ Mixed 10.3
49% 115 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61
115GB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
61% Good
Read 111
Write 102
Mixed 102
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.2
82% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 61%
Great: 113%
Lacie Rugged FW USB3 500GB
7GB free
Firmware: 1081
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 39.2
Write 41.3
Mixed 39.5
30% 40 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.22
59% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 72%
SMI USB disk 8GB
1GB free, PID null
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
4.38% Terrible
Read 14
Write 4.91
Mixed 4.01
8% 7.65 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0.008
4K Mixed 0.008
20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.38%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
56.8% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,070 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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