| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Boot Drive | The 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. |
| Memory | 16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing. |
| OS Version | Although 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. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell XPS 8700 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Dell 0KWVT8 |
| Memory | 13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20141122 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jan 17 '19 at 00:05 |
| Run Duration | 129 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 12% |
PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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80.2%
Excellent
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79% 137 Pts
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60% 486 Pts
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37% 601 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
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61.9%
Good
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62% 78.6 fps
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61% 74.5 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
327GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 430 435 414 420 419 MB/s
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118%
Outstanding
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98% 435 MB/s
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180% 65.4 MB/s
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238% 338 MB/s
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 79 88 110 103 105 MB/s
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63.9%
Good
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76% 104 MB/s
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148% 1.03 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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57.7%
Above average
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56% 19.6 GB/s
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53% 18.5 GB/s
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62% 64.7 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Dell XPS 8700
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| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 2,697x |
| Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples | 1,741x |
| Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples | 207x |
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| GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples | 573x |
| GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples | 362x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 322x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 59% - Above average | Total price: $275 |