Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.99% 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 Drive201% 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.
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 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200520
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJul 09 '20 at 17:53
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10875H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 87.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 280
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 973
90% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,238
77% 1,238 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7870
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.99% Terrible
Lighting 6.43
Reflection 92.4
Parallax 8.59
5% 35.8 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 15.8
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.99%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
835GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 1040 1066 1017 1103 1103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,359
Write 1,258
Mixed 1,155
SusWrite 1,058
272% 1,208 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 55.5
183% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 804
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 767
511% 624 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 201%
Great: 332%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 751 748 757 736 772 771 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 88%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 75 75 75 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 102
Write 108
Mixed 74
SusWrite 73.6
66% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.6
245% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 65%
SONY IC RECORDER 16GB
15GB free, PID 09d0
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
8.26% Terrible
Read 5.8
Write 5
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 5.1
7% 5.3 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.9
137% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.26%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 22.2
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 35.1
SC Mixed 26.8
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 82%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,656 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 17 9700

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