Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS 8700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KWVT8
Memory	16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190531
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 19:44
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (75^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 217 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 592 59% 481 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 05B7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.2 3% 4.1 fps	MRender 6.7 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 487 491 491 437 352 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 238GB free Firmware: EXT48D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 257 259 258 253 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 484 Write 261 Mixed 189 SusWrite 256 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 29.3 119% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 81.9 123% 234 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 83%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 517GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.7% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 41.8 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 42.1 9% 41 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 15.1 4K Mixed 14.1 46% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 25.6 DQ Mixed 25.6 19% 25.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 183 185 184 187 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 189 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 183 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 146 143 151 157 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 95.5 Write 113 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 150 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Kingston K66GKY-HYA HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Kingston K66GKY-HYA 24GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 14.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 16.9 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 59%

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Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 71%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2,690x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1,737x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	206x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	572x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	361x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	322x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	167x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	165x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	156x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	350x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples	194x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	147x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16