Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.6% 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 Drive65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130823
Uptime8.5 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 18:25
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (99th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 210
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 560
57% 462 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.5%
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: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.4
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 21.4
14% 18.3 fps
MRender 21.8
Gravity 21.1
Splatting 15.2
15% 19.4 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 207 199 210 225 201 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 441
Write 234
Mixed 225
SusWrite 209
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 23.1
91% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 78.2
DQ Mixed 125
104% 156 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 80%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
243GB free
Firmware: X41310RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 304 295 289 289 289 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 474
Write 404
Mixed 235
SusWrite 301
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 27.8
122% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 226
194% 285 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88%
Great: 108%
Sandisk P4 64GB
43GB free
Firmware: SSD 8.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 94 89 93 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 140
Write 53.3
Mixed 31.7
SusWrite 91.2
18% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.3
17% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT4GC64B88B1NF-DI Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 1311 NT4GC64B88B1NF-DI Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.7
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 57.9%
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 5,060 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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