Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime2 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 19:44
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (99th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 587
64% 509 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2048 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 78
Parallax 66.7
64% 74.5 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 72.5
58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 163
Write 148
Mixed 148
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.18
81% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.1% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns

 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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