Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics37.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive175% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 028T67
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200818
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 00:43
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10885H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 184
63% 111 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 588
55% 460 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5671
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.6% Below average
Lighting 47.2
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 46.6
38% 54.4 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 51.3
Splatting 57.8
36% 41.3 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 1045 1126 1190 1171 1143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,060
Write 1,152
Mixed 1,044
SusWrite 1,107
246% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 51.9
157% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 497
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 529
345% 411 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 175%
Great: 357%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 24.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 22.5
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 90.1
44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 77.6%
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 1,658 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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