Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140313
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 23 '18 at 17:49
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 185
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 358
48% 357 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720
Nvidia(10DE 1087) 1GB
CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
5.95% Terrible
Lighting 7.47
Reflection 7.81
Parallax 8.69
6% 7.99 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 7.43
6% 6.84 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.95%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
70.6% Very good
Read 201
Write 162
Mixed 180
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 44.9
142% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 128
109% 161 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
71GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 476
Mixed 484
110% 491 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 36.4
137% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 141
151% 251 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT425U6AFR6C-PB HMT351U6EFR8C-PB HMT425U6AFR6C-PB HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 17.5
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 18.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 59%

 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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