Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive231% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory56.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 86.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 295
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 1,023
96% 798 Pts
64-Core 1,361
84% 1,361 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6231
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.7% Good
Lighting 85.4
Reflection 89.1
Parallax 81
70% 85.2 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 73.8
67% 83.3 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1365 1399 1413 1275 1250 1246 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1304
Write 1,575
Mixed 1,214
SusWrite 1,325
306% 1,354 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 67.6
221% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 778
538% 687 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 231%
Great: 435%
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1653 859 876 887 870 898 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,220
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,298
SusWrite 1,007
281% 1,246 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 49.3
167% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 752
578% 791 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 198%
Great: 259%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 24.6
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 27.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 103%

 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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