Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics11.2% 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 Drive47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
5 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180613
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 09 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 215
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 602
61% 494 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.1%
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: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 10.2
12% 12.5 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 12.3
Splatting 14.3
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 512GB-$189
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 70 54 72 89 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 386
Write 182
Mixed 166
SusWrite 76.1
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 14.9
4K Mixed 18.9
67% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 68
DQ Mixed 74.4
74% 122 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 172 125 63 33 4.5 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4JTF25664AZ-1G6E1 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 4JTF25664AZ-1G6E1 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 21
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 58%
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 5,043 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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