Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '19 at 03:10
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 199
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 549
54% 444 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 70.4
62% 76.4 fps
MRender 72.9
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 75.2
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85
574GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 250 290 227 266 244 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 338
Write 302
Mixed 232
SusWrite 252
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 26.3
87% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 62.9
DQ Mixed 67.9
57% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 121%
HP v125w 16GB
13GB free, PID 3307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 21.1
14% 21.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 1.4
81% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.1
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 54%

 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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