Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190531
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 00:46
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (99th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 580
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.08
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Lighting 91.4
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 85.6
74% 86.6 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 78.1
Splatting 74.4
72% 90.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 62 56 66 91 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 151
Write 150
Mixed 95.2
SusWrite 79.6
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
772GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 116 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 168
Write 87
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 115
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
0GB free
Firmware: 0302
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 17.2
Write 19.5
Mixed 15.3
13% 17.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 63%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB
3GB free, PID 0182
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 8 11 11 11 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
7.62% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 3
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 10
11% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
40% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.62%
Great: 23%
WD My Passport 071A 1TB
220GB free, PID 071a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 34 35 35 35 34 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 33.2
Write 26.3
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 33.7
39% 28.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
57.2% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57.2%
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 5,085 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: 60% - Above average Total price: $271
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