Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.23% 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 Drive	144% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0CXCCY
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210521
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 13:56
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10875H 35,361 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 281 84% 157 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 984 91% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,328 82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 098F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9616 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.23% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 89.2 Parallax 9.1 5% 34.8 fps	MRender 11.5 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 12.2 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.23% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB 3,236 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 702 579 674 732 698 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 756 Write 1,074 Mixed 724 SusWrite 708 184% 815 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 51.3 141% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 790 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 783 521% 634 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 285%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E2 2x8GB 3,640 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.6% Above average	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.2 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 4R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	56%	16	294	232	60	17"	1536 960	SHP14D7

History: Score 17: 2R 2G 1B | Score 27: 4R 1G 4B

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9700

CPU
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	991x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	348x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	304x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	926x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	619x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	91x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	134x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	109x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	96x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	165x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	118x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16