Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.4% 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 Drive	85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KWVT8
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 23:14
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 205 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 597 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 30 Parallax 39.9 27% 34.4 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 27.4 Splatting 34.9 25% 29.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT48D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 224 228 235 212 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 494 Write 252 Mixed 190 SusWrite 225 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 29.7 126% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 84 123% 233 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 83%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 713GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 292 293 299 293 295 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 354 Write 339 Mixed 276 SusWrite 290 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 23 79% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 150 110% 144 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 172 171 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 165 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 171 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Seagate GoFlex Desk 3TB 555 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 50a5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 161 164 161 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 155 Write 117 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 160 168% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 76% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 148 147 147 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 164 Write 135 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 146 170% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 152 156 148 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 145 Write 158 Mixed 110 SusWrite 156 194% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston K66GKY-HYA 4x8GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 94%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2,710x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1,748x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	207x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	574x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	363x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	325x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	168x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	165x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	156x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	352x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples	195x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	147x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16