Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.27% 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 Drive166% 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 05JJ5P
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200903
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '21 at 14:09
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 65.1
1-Core 88.2
2-Core 183
62% 112 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 607
58% 477 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 89%
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)
6.27% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 9.7
Parallax 8.8
5% 8.27 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 11.8
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
813GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1034 1055 1044 1029 1056 1012 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 974
Write 1,022
Mixed 998
SusWrite 1,038
228% 1,008 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 49.1
154% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 474
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 537
347% 408 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 166%
Great: 357%
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 (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 20.4
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.3%
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 1,656 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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