Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.9% 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 Drive21.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '20 at 03:54
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 217
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 547
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Nvidia(10DE 1016) 1GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 14
11% 13.1 fps
MRender 18.8
Gravity 17.3
Splatting 13.7
13% 16.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk U100 24GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.01.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 127 266 225 296 257 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.2% Poor
Read 48.5
Write 16.7
Mixed 29.6
SusWrite 211
17% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 9.5
18% 5.97 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 48%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
465GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 483 483 483 485 485 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
489GB free
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 423 374 245 246 244 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 407
Write 458
Mixed 374
SusWrite 313
88% 388 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 33.9
120% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 328
244% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$30
466GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 209 212 216 217 215 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 199
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 208
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 121%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$30
466GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 199 202 200 202 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 103
Mixed 74
SusWrite 196
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1600, 1866, 1600, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 56.7%
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 5,059 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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