Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive217% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 03CPGC
Memory55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200903
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '21 at 21:01
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 75.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 144
72% 118 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 1,024
96% 800 Pts
64-Core 1,502
93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6140
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.6% Good
Lighting 83.5
Reflection 88.4
Parallax 80.5
68% 84.1 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 73.5
67% 83.1 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 1363 1371 1390 1393 1387 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,094
Write 1,407
Mixed 1077
SusWrite 1,380
281% 1,240 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 61.2
201% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 809
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 933
600% 703 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 217%
Great: 367%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 28.2
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 25.4
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 89.7
45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,660 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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