Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.87% 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	184% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

CPU throttled at 84% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 07DMNN
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '20 at 22:44
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	84%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10750H 146,219 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 268 96% 168 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 837 87% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,020 68% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 098F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7584 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	5.87% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 91.7 Parallax 8.47 6% 35.6 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 6.87 Splatting 15.3 6% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.87% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,305 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1104 1195 999 1054 1132 1268 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 736 Write 1,250 Mixed 952 SusWrite 1125 231% 1,016 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 46.9 162% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 823 612% 811 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 216%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GB 10,871 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 27.8 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 29.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 103%

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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%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 13%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9700

CPU
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 84%, 26,723 samples	1,497x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 83%, 146,219 samples	425x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 83%, 4,448 samples	418x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 106,137 samples	1,372x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 5,780 samples	826x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 24,048 samples	148x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 202%, 5,397 samples	276x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 247%, 3,641 samples	202x
SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GBPCBench 240%, 3,876 samples	153x

RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 5,895 samples	400x
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,423 samples	354x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 10,871 samples	196x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $240	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $25	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16