Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	261% 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	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0CXCCY
Memory	8.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210809
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '21 at 11:48
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (20^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 53.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 66% 123 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 739 69% 574 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.9% 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. 27.20.100.9664 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.52% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 7.6 5% 34.8 fps	MRender 9.7 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 1 4% 5.87 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.52% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB 3,193 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 650GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1933 1964 1464 1492 1526 1474 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,681 Write 2,113 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 1,642 393% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 62.1 200% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 700 524% 701 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 421%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$132 495 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 1TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1402 1281 926 900 890 933 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 699 Write 982 Mixed 735 SusWrite 1,055 197% 868 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 42.3 141% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 674 527% 728 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 359%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB 2,975 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB 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	71% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 23.7 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 3R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	57%	23	107	5	60	17"	1707 1067	SHP14D6

History: Score 7: 1R 0G 2B | Score 29: 5R 0G 4B | Score 31: 3R 3G 7B

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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	990x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	348x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	304x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	925x
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	133x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	109x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	96x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	164x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	118x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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