Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.26% 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 Drive191% 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 0CXCCY
Memory22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 13 '21 at 15:01
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 78
1-Core 114
2-Core 286
84% 159 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 1,042
93% 786 Pts
64-Core 1,364
84% 1,364 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.5%
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)
6.26% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 84.2
Parallax 9.2
5% 33.1 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 12.4
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.26%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 1024GB
814GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1167 1207 1337 1267 1337 1291 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1001
Write 1,304
Mixed 861
SusWrite 1,268
251% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 50.4
161% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 372
DQ Mixed 710
479% 588 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 191%
Great: 304%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA2GS6CJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 20.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 22.6
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,659 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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