Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.45% 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 Drive175% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime5 Days
Run DateJun 18 '21 at 00:15
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRO-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 850
80% 662 Pts
64-Core 1,061
66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.8%
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 (64th percentile)
5.45% Terrible
Lighting 5.3
Reflection 52.9
Parallax 6.6
4% 21.6 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 7.7
Splatting 8.8
8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.45%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
591GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 957 815 990 1031 829 1021 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,052
Write 1,054
Mixed 1081
SusWrite 940
233% 1,032 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 53.2
175% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 675
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 622
422% 524 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 175%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.1% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 21.3
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 24.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 33: 3R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
33% 9% 146 62 47 60 48.8" 5120 1440 SAM7053 LC49G95T
History:
Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,657 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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