Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.83% 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 Drive	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KWVT8
Memory	4.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190531
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '20 at 18:26
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 204 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 501 53% 424 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60 26,874 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.25 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	8.83% Terrible	Lighting 10.8 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 9.3 9% 10.7 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 11.8 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.83% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 146 154 149 152 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.7% Average	Read 241 Write 149 Mixed 117 SusWrite 149 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 17.6 70% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 151 130% 195 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 122%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 262GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 110 106 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 108 Write 122 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 105 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.3 269% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 114%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 231GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 147 143 147 152 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 88.5 Write 96.4 Mixed 49 SusWrite 146 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4JTF25664AZ-1G6E1 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 4JTF25664AZ-1G6E1 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 12GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2,689x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1,736x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	206x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	572x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	360x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	322x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	167x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	165x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	156x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	350x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples	194x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	147x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16