Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.07% 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 Drive157% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DCXTP
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200818
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '21 at 02:24
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 180
80% 134 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 853
79% 659 Pts
64-Core 1,257
78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.07% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 7.5
5% 32.8 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.97 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.07%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 943 870 873 821 813 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 1013
Write 968
Mixed 886
SusWrite 870
210% 934 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 41.5
133% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 632
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 678
452% 549 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 157%
Great: 219%
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 (50th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 27.3
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 27.6
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 91.6%
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 1,656 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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