Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.4% 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 Drive58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 04:40
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 191
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 535
55% 444 Pts
64-Core 549
34% 549 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 12.9
Reflection 12.6
Parallax 9.47
10% 11.7 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 13.5
10% 12 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 210 209 258 271 253 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 336
Write 262
Mixed 241
SusWrite 230
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 53.6
4K Mixed 21.3
78% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 111
94% 135 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 96%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
347GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 100 101 95 100 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59% Above average
Read 108
Write 101
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 98.1
63% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
84% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 59%
Great: 61%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
465GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 105 103 105 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 104
67% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.7% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.1
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,045 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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