Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.09% 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 Drive198% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200727
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
63.2% Good
Memory 68.4
1-Core 85
2-Core 168
61% 107 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 1,004
71% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,381
85% 1,381 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.2%
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)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 82.2
Parallax 8.78
5% 32.5 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.6
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
782GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 1442 1444 1494 1499 1479 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 742
Write 1,110
Mixed 929
SusWrite 1,454
241% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 55.6
183% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 746
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 750
492% 593 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 198%
Great: 284%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 25.1
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 27.8
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 95%

 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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