Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive105% 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.
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
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190531
Uptime12 Days
Run DateMay 28 '22 at 02:28
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (98th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 85.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 585
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 05B7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.51% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 7.2
3% 4.53 fps
MRender 8.5
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5.1
4% 5.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.51%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 436 435 426 395 293 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 428
Mixed 420
SusWrite 405
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 44.1
150% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 105%
Great: 129%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250
640GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 102 102 100 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 81.8
Write 92.9
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 100
60% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 62%
ST320413 A 20GB
10GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 26 27 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
12% Very poor
Read 26.9
Write 25.5
Mixed 20
SusWrite 26.8
34% 24.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12%
Great: 12%
WDC WD10 EURX-73C57Y0 1TB
275GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 34 36 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
12.8% Very poor
Read 22
Write 32.1
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 36.2
40% 28 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
33% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 M378B5173QH0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 15.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,075 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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