Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.9% 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 Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180613
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 12:23
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 98.6
2-Core 194
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 364
46% 348 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.8
Reflection 14
Parallax 8.91
11% 12.2 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 11.2
Splatting 15
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
497GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 413 418 427 427 429 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 419
Mixed 400
SusWrite 416
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 53
167% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0342
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 178 178 175 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
18% Very poor
Read 120
Write 121
Mixed 79
SusWrite 175
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 1
8% 4.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1.6
DQ Write 9.7
DQ Mixed 2.2
3% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 18%
Great: 18%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 130 131 130 129 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 126
Write 99.2
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 128
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 97 94 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 86.3
Write 90.8
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 94.3
60% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2014)-$220
1TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 195 199 201 201 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 156
Mixed 85
SusWrite 196
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 112%
Great: 118%
WD Ext HDD 1021 2.5TB
2TB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 35.5
Write 30.5
Mixed 27
SusWrite 37.6
44% 32.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K66GKY-MIN Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB K66GKY-MIN Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 19.3
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 60.3%
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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