Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive230% 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
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CXCCY
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201015
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 08:05
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 84.5
1-Core 151
2-Core 289
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 908
89% 727 Pts
64-Core 1,268
78% 1,268 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5241
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.8% Good
Lighting 85.5
Reflection 90
Parallax 82.9
70% 86.1 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 75
Splatting 75.7
67% 83.3 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1930 1589 1250 1003 961 1011 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 791
Write 890
Mixed 792
SusWrite 1,290
213% 941 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 75
245% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,129
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 948
714% 962 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 230%
Great: 435%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1625 2017 1957 1227 925 907 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 823
Write 1,625
Mixed 786
SusWrite 1,443
266% 1,169 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 78.8
259% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,234
DQ Write 862
DQ Mixed 1,022
770% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 221%
This bench: 248%
Great: 431%
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
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 26.7
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 28.2
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
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
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 17 9700

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