Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.4% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime12.4 Days
Run DateJan 09 '22 at 13:05
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 above expectations (75th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 189
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 532
53% 430 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
22.3% Poor
Lighting 28.8
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 37.4
24% 32.5 fps
MRender 26.8
Gravity 26.3
Splatting 21.7
20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 106 84 92 101 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 434
Write 171
Mixed 167
SusWrite 102
48% 219 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 21.5
76% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 68.8
DQ Mixed 103
92% 143 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 161 161 160 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 152
Write 122
Mixed 74
SusWrite 160
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.9% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,053 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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