Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0CXCCY
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210304
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '21 at 22:43
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10875H 35,361 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 123 2-Core 226 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 683 58% 498 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	170% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 227 Parallax 279 197% 249 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 222 Splatting 163 170% 215 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB 4,912 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1557 1546 1538 1564 1609 1607 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,497 Write 1,884 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 1,570 360% 1,591 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 54.1 176% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 693 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 633 471% 625 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 332%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB 7,504 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.9% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 23 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 93%

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

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9700

CPU
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	992x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	348x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	304x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	927x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	619x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	91x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	134x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	109x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	96x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	165x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	118x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16