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 (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% 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 Drive147% 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
Memory11.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201015
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 12:43
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th 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 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 51.3
2-Core 203
61% 111 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 580
58% 471 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5206
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.1% Below average
Lighting 43.2
Reflection 58.8
Parallax 44.8
35% 48.9 fps
MRender 14.4
Gravity 52.2
Splatting 54.6
35% 40.4 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC611 SK hy 1TB
792GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 896 895 978 988 997 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 717
Write 1,018
Mixed 908
SusWrite 928
203% 893 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 42.2
152% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 460
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 461
308% 375 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 147%
Great: 276%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
892GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 896 896 978 989 998 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 775
Write 999
Mixed 902
SusWrite 928
204% 901 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 53.5
167% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 481
318% 385 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 155%
Great: 435%
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 (27th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 26.3
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.5%
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 1,658 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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