Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190531
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 (92nd percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 570
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.9%
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: 466.11
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.97% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 1.4
Parallax 11.9
0% 4.5 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 0.1
6% 7.63 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 1.97%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 51 61 50 46 52 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 77.7
Write 82.6
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 49.3
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
199GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 120 117 119 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 156
Mixed 97
SusWrite 119
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 112%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
318GB free
Firmware: 1306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 99.3
Write 68.5
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 101
60% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NLD516432507H-D12T 0114 SH564128FH8N6TNSQG 0114 SH564128FH8N6TNSQG 0114 SH564128FH8N6TNSQG 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 17.7
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,041 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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