Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics11.1% 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 Drive87.7% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime72.7 Days
Run DateJul 09 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (97th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 221
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 585
59% 481 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.3%
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: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 14
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 10.2
11% 12.5 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 14.3
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 372 331 334 315 307 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 447
Write 404
Mixed 243
SusWrite 349
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 30
108% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 149
165% 280 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 114%
Sandisk SPS480G 1TB
906GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 177 175 179 180 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18.4% Very poor
Read 164
Write 135
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 178
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
3% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 18%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 176 174 175 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 146
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 175
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 19.8
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.5%
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 5,054 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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