Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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
Memory17.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '20 at 07:26
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (88th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 561
59% 473 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 05B7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.99% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 6.65
Parallax 7.06
3% 5.93 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 8.26
5% 6.29 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.99%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMS-32S9M-11 MSATA 32GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZM2110A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 442
Write 86.7
Mixed 132
47% 220 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 28.1
117% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 85.9
DQ Mixed 109
92% 137 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
458GB free
Firmware: CR100-10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 85 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 70.9
Write 33.4
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 85.3
44% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-006.A01LF 9905471-006.A01LF 0420 HY64C1C1624ZY 1302 PSD38G16002 20GB
1333, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.1
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,067 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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