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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.29% 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 Drive29.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140416
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '21 at 19:26
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 (95th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 212
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 602
61% 492 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000
Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB
CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 361.91
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
7.29% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 7.9
6% 10.8 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 10.6
9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.29%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 144 17 19 132 17 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.5% Poor
Read 258
Write 95.3
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 87.8
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 10.2
43% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 14.4
DQ Write 15.6
DQ Mixed 40.9
24% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST3160813AS 160GB-$139
127GB free
Firmware: CC2J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 117 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 109
Write 110
Mixed 54.9
SusWrite 116
71% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Smart SH564128FH8N6TNSQG 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 10.4
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 13.2
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 6: 0R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
6% 10% 39 44 5 60 19.9" 1600 900 GSM5AC5 LG HD PLUS
History: Score 8: 1R 0G 3B | Score 6: 0R 1G 3B
Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,052 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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