Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.17% 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 Drive76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime11.3 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '17 at 06:05
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 561
58% 469 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635
Nvidia(10DE 1032) 1GB
CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 8.81
6% 8.13 fps
MRender 5.52
Gravity 7.83
Splatting 8.09
6% 7.15 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 501
Write 345
Mixed 342
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 17.8
113% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 38.2
DQ Write 67.9
DQ Mixed 19.5
24% 41.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 118%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: CXM13D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 370
Write 83.2
Mixed 135
42% 196 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 30.3
4K Mixed 8.2
58% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 32.9
DQ Mixed 28.1
40% 78.3 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 160
Mixed 177
132% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.34
100% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRG HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRG 32GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.6
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,045 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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