Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive209% 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 0P1CHN
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '21 at 22:12
Run Duration231 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 283
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 1,046
90% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,344
83% 1,344 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7141
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.8% Good
Lighting 85.3
Reflection 132
Parallax 81.2
70% 99.3 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 74.5
67% 83.8 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
729GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 1359 1378 1420 1395 1372 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,110
Write 1,396
Mixed 1,040
SusWrite 1,371
278% 1,229 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 55.2
183% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 795
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 747
499% 612 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 209%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-3G2J1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 26.9
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 28.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 37: 5R 4G 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
37% 38% 24 331 256 60 17" 1536 960 SHP14D6
History: Score 21: 1R 4G 4B | Score 39: 6R 3G 0B | Score 37: 5R 4G 0B
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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