Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.9% 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 Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180613
Uptime7.9 Days
Run DateJul 05 '19 at 23:17
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (100th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 574
62% 495 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.2%
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: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.6
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 10
11% 12.3 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 12.3
Splatting 14.1
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
461GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 430 437 451 451 429 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 448
Mixed 425
SusWrite 438
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 50
166% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 295
238% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 114%
Great: 125%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
3TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 148 148 148 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 108
Write 119
Mixed 108
SusWrite 148
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.7
359% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 90%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154
903GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
24% Poor
Read 39.8
Write 41.2
Mixed 32
SusWrite 42
29% 38.8 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
332% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 24%
Great: 110%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB
30GB free, PID 00ad, PNY TURBO 32
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 20 28 24 30 31 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
26.9% Poor
Read 115
Write 3
Mixed 13.7
SusWrite 24.9
36% 39.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.8
122% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 27%
HGST HDS 724040ALE640 4TB
716GB free, PID 8016
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 122 121 121 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 94.5
Write 91.5
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 121
108% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.7
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,059 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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