Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.37% 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 Drive169% 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.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory49.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200727
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 04 '20 at 17:21
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 75.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 259
85% 156 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 920
84% 707 Pts
64-Core 1,267
78% 1,267 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.1%
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)
7.37% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 93.9
Parallax 9.16
6% 36.6 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 7.73
Splatting 17.1
11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.37%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
641GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 1043 1005 1124 1127 927 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 810
Write 1,171
Mixed 788
SusWrite 1,045
216% 953 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 50.2
165% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 676
448% 542 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 169%
Great: 332%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
1.5TB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 496 222 174 208 229 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 447
Mixed 742
SusWrite 285
111% 491 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 57.2
193% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 786
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 410
404% 645 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 131%
Great: 282%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF4G64HZ-3G2B2 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 27.3
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87%
Great: 104%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: Dell XPS 17 9700

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