Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive85.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KWVT8
Memory17 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '21 at 03:56
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 (97th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 599
61% 492 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 199 87 83 85 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 471
Write 304
Mixed 324
SusWrite 158
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 38.2
148% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 188
164% 242 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 94%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB
775GB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Read 37.3
Write 34.6
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 36.3
46% 34 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 53%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-65A7B2 640GB
466GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 35 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Read 35.4
Write 35.7
Mixed 31.1
SusWrite 34.2
46% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 42%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB
678GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 34.1
Write 29.2
Mixed 27.7
SusWrite 4.2
30% 23.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 45%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB
53GB free, PID 0743
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 73 73 67 73 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 88.8
Write 38.3
Mixed 45.1
SusWrite 68.9
76% 60.3 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 2.8
163% 4 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB Kingston K531R8-ETB Kingston K531R8-ETB Kingston K531R8-ETB 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.1
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 58.9%
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 5,081 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

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