Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive217% 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
Memory57.7 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 19:06
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 78.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 868
79% 665 Pts
64-Core 1,271
79% 1,271 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.1%
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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
70% Very good
Lighting 86.9
Reflection 91.5
Parallax 83.1
71% 87.2 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 75.9
Splatting 76
68% 85 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70%
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: 1295 1294 1355 1319 1303 1309 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,291
Write 1,405
Mixed 1,159
SusWrite 1,312
292% 1,292 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 59.6
194% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 822
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 706
484% 610 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 217%
Great: 435%
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1237 903 1262 830 1296 1198 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 950
Write 1,199
Mixed 968
SusWrite 1121
240% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 47.9
156% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,137
DQ Write 622
DQ Mixed 806
619% 855 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 194%
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 (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 25.3
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 24.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 83.5%
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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