Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive225% 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
Memory56.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '21 at 18:54
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 991
92% 767 Pts
64-Core 1,324
82% 1,324 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7135
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.2% Good
Lighting 84.4
Reflection 87.8
Parallax 81
69% 84.4 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 74.6
Splatting 74.3
67% 83.5 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1363 1398 1448 1339 1292 1284 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,154
Write 1,565
Mixed 1,231
SusWrite 1,354
300% 1,326 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 66.3
217% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 952
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 740
517% 666 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 225%
Great: 435%
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1667 926 936 939 927 926 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 956
Write 1,673
Mixed 1010
SusWrite 1,054
266% 1,173 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 47.2
151% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 875
DQ Write 782
DQ Mixed 777
597% 811 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 187%
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 (29th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 25.7
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 27.7
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 86.8%
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 1,656 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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