Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KWVT8
Memory	14.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150709
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 12:24
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 75.2 2-Core 187 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 513 50% 408 Pts	64-Core 527 33% 527 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 395 Mixed 386 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 42.6 130% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 192 178% 274 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 117%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 70GB free Firmware: 0002BSM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 42 43 43 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 49.6 Write 44.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 43.2 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 24GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 125 123 115 123 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 118 Write 63.9 Mixed 71 SusWrite 120 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,268 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 293GB free, PID b206 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 95 94 96 95 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 93.2 Write 92.4 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 92.9 104% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,405 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 163GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 89 91 90 96 95 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 92.5 125% 98 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 M378B1G73EB0-CK0 M378B5173EB0-CK0 M378B1G73EB0-CK0 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.3% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.7 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 17.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2,692x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1,738x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	207x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	572x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	361x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	322x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	167x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	165x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	156x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	351x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples	194x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	147x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16