Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive203% 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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03CPGC
Memory21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210304
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 09 '21 at 08:11
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 77.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 297
93% 174 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,083
100% 837 Pts
64-Core 1,392
86% 1,392 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5241
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68% Good
Lighting 84.1
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 81
68% 84.6 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 73.7
67% 83.4 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WDC 1024GB
857GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1315 1385 1389 1490 1465 1484 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 964
Write 1466
Mixed 1,174
SusWrite 1,421
286% 1,257 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 51.7
173% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 723
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 814
531% 630 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 203%
Great: 309%
Nvme SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB
929GB free
Firmware: 101200RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1466 1397 1405 1401 1397 1401 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 997
Write 1,453
Mixed 983
SusWrite 1,411
275% 1,211 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 49.8
167% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 760
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 802
529% 637 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 203%
Great: 313%
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 (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79% Very good
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 21.4
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 25.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79%
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 1,669 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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