Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 30 '17 at 10:35
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (100th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 236
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 599
66% 522 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1651 MHz, MLim: 1955 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.78
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 40.4
Reflection 37.5
Parallax 34
33% 37.3 fps
Gravity 35.8
Splatting 35.7
32% 35.7 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 399
Mixed 414
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 48
175% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 131
144% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
728GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 164
Mixed 164
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.23
83% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
582GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Samsung M378B5173QH0-YK0 Samsung M378B5173QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.5% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.3
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,096 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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