Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KWVT8
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150709
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '23 at 14:42
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 207 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 548 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Nvidia(10DE 1087) 1GB CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	4.42% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 7.3 4% 4.9 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 6.7 5% 5.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.42% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 427 427 430 453 438 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 432 Mixed 338 SusWrite 431 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 34.8 116% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 269 226% 328 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 16GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.9% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	16	12	9	30	28.6"	2560 1377	SAM1017 LU28R55

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Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2,715x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1,752x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	207x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	574x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	363x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	325x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	168x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	165x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	156x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	352x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples	195x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	148x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16