Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics144% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive202% 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.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 00H2JR
Memory21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201015
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 15 '20 at 02:47
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 80.9
1-Core 147
2-Core 282
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 888
85% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,199
74% 1,199 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
144% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 186
Parallax 236
154% 204 fps
MRender 217
Gravity 211
Splatting 160
157% 196 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 144%
Great: 174%
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8853
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.97% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 148
Parallax 8.5
5% 53.9 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 11.1
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.97%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GB
814GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11121012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1250 1284 1333 1308 1301 1300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,014
Write 1,434
Mixed 1,268
SusWrite 1,296
284% 1,253 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 55.1
180% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 722
496% 626 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 202%
Great: 332%
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 (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 26.6
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 26.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.5%
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 1,659 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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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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