Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive187% 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.
High background CPU (27%). 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
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 16 '21 at 20:23
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 74
1-Core 115
2-Core 253
80% 148 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 951
89% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,266
78% 1,266 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6231
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
69.7% Good
Lighting 86.6
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 82.5
71% 86.5 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 75.5
Splatting 75.6
68% 84.5 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 1024GB
570GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 1190 1186 1237 1249 1241 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 935
Write 1,223
Mixed 1010
SusWrite 1,196
247% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 49.8
165% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 736
DQ Write 404
DQ Mixed 844
554% 661 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 187%
Great: 349%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.7% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 20.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 24.8
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 92.6
43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,668 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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