Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140416
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateJun 04 '18 at 22:53
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User MLT-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 below expectations (19th percentile)
66.7% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 84
2-Core 147
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 420
43% 347 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.7%
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: 397.93
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.8% Terrible
Lighting 3.23
Reflection 1.77
Parallax 4.03
3% 3.01 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 9.03
Splatting 9.17
6% 7.04 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 3.8%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
451GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
73% Very good
Read 145
Write 110
Mixed 116
93% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.2
57% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
50% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 13
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,051 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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