Dell XPS 8700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180613
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateDec 19 '19 at 00:33
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (100th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 190
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 350
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420
Gigabyte(1458 368C) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.96% Terrible
Lighting 2.33
Reflection 2.69
Parallax 1.94
2% 2.32 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 2.17
Splatting 2.39
2% 2.55 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.96%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 150 166 177 172 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 158
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 166
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
26GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.4 7 6.7 6.8 6.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
7.81% Terrible
Read 20.1
Write 6.5
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 6.5
12% 10.7 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.5
93% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.81%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5173DB0-CK0 0420 DDR3 1600 0420 DDR3 1600 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.2% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.6
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.3
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8700 Builds (Compare 5,044 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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HDDRAMUSB
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