Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.04% 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 Drive179% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '20 at 17:56
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 (93rd percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 82.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 284
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 974
90% 754 Pts
64-Core 1,263
78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.04% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 91.3
Parallax 8.66
5% 35.5 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.04%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 810 817 800 817 826 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1,366
Write 1,403
Mixed 1,186
SusWrite 830
269% 1,196 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 56.6
183% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 475
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 562
368% 437 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 179%
Great: 298%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 1114 1132 1124 1130 1141 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,425
Write 1,169
Mixed 863
SusWrite 1125
257% 1,146 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 50.8
166% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 495
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 569
359% 413 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 193%
Great: 354%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL32G32C16S4B.M16FB1 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.8% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 22.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,659 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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