Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory16.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180613
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 01:25
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 above expectations (82nd percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 217
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 547
55% 445 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.8.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Lighting 32.1
Reflection 29
Parallax 38.8
26% 33.3 fps
MRender 26.3
Gravity 26.8
Splatting 34.2
24% 29.1 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 152 159 168 166 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 385
Write 183
Mixed 193
SusWrite 161
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 21.7
79% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 91.6
88% 144 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 80%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
489GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 418 372 234 221 237 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 376
Write 431
Mixed 359
SusWrite 313
84% 370 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 32.7
118% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 319
241% 323 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Kingston K66GKY-HYA 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Kingston K66GKY-HYA 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 55.8%
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 5,052 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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