Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.93% 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 Drive185% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CXCCY
Memory5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201231
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateMar 04 '21 at 05:55
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 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 i7-10875H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 79.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 262
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 932
88% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,307
81% 1,307 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8853
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.93% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 88.6
Parallax 9.1
4% 34.4 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 12.3
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.93%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 1024GB
810GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1187 1272 1246 1274 1263 1269 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,019
Write 1,254
Mixed 839
SusWrite 1,252
247% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 40.5
146% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 818
527% 617 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 185%
Great: 349%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.5% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 17.1
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 20
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 83%

 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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