Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.25% 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 Drive	96.6% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KWVT8
Memory	4.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190531
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '20 at 02:45
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 506 52% 422 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635 3,722 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Nvidia(10DE 1032) 1GB CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	5.25% Terrible	Lighting 6.53 Reflection 7.19 Parallax 8 5% 7.24 fps	MRender 4.95 Gravity 7.07 Splatting 6.48 5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.25% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 404 404 402 407 385 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 325 Write 338 Mixed 332 SusWrite 399 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 40.6 142% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 250 212% 310 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 48GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 98 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 99.7 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 72GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 111 113 111 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 174 Write 130 Mixed 75 SusWrite 110 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 112%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 154GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 73 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 63.8 Write 65 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 72.4 89% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1235 2TB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 589GB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 126 126 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 108 Write 118 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 126 151% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6EFR8C-PB Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 HMT325U6EFR8C-PB Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 12GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.6 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 12%

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System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2,696x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1,740x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	207x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	573x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	362x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	322x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	167x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	165x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	156x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	351x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples	194x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	147x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16