Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.5% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '20 at 22:41
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 190
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 500
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Nvidia(10DE 1016) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 332.66
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 16.2
Parallax 18.7
15% 17.6 fps
MRender 22
Gravity 16.1
Splatting 15.2
14% 17.8 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 423
Write 204
Mixed 228
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 37.6
137% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 120
124% 206 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
30GB free
Firmware: CXM13D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 83 84 84 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 324
Write 86.7
Mixed 133
SusWrite 83.7
34% 157 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 16.7
70% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 34.2
DQ Mixed 57.9
56% 94 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.2
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 16.1
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,053 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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