Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.14% 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	203% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 07DMNN
Memory	26.3 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 22:59
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	84%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 206,796 User benchmarks, average bench 77% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 869 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,083 67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 89%

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 (100^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Lighting 6.83 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 8.41 6% 35.5 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 7.27 Splatting 15.9 10% 12 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1116 1263 1256 1270 1279 1131 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 959 Write 1,261 Mixed 1,034 SusWrite 1219 253% 1,118 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 52.3 169% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 901 662% 862 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 219%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GB 15,521 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 26.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 28.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 105%

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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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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9700

CPU
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	992x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	349x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	304x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	927x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	620x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	91x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	134x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	109x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	96x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	165x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	118x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16