Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.32% 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 Drive179% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 03CPGC
Memory58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '21 at 21:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 78.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 244
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 754
74% 606 Pts
64-Core 924
57% 924 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9616
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
5.32% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 54.4
Parallax 6.6
4% 22.2 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 9.1
7% 8.43 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.32%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 859 1042 1075 1019 1123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 974
Write 1,236
Mixed 1,038
SusWrite 1,029
242% 1,069 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 57.9
188% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 572
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 558
378% 467 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 179%
Great: 367%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6CJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 26.6
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 25.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 17" 1280 720 SHP14D6
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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