Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.51% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime15.3 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '18 at 21:28
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 (85th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 217
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 491
55% 431 Pts
64-Core 559
35% 559 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635
Nvidia(10DE 1032) 1GB
CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
4.51% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 3.19
Parallax 3.03
5% 4.11 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 4.4
Splatting 5.04
4% 4.29 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.51%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 167
Mixed 163
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.16
79% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB M378B5173QH0-CK0 Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.6% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.6%
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 5,051 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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