Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '16 at 05:57
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 114
2-Core 221
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 602
61% 495 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 369.9
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Lighting 23.1
Reflection 18
Parallax 20.7
19% 20.6 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 19.5
Splatting 17.7
17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mac550 240GB
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 499
Write 264
Mixed 327
80% 364 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 20.6
100% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 55.1
94% 184 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
660GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 116
Write 121
Mixed 114
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.46
120% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 74%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
11GB free, PID 00c2
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
7.45% Terrible
Read 24.2
Write 6.62
Mixed 8.91
14% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.007
39% 3.48 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.45%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 16.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,054 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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