Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics45.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive145% 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0PP1RK
Memory54.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '22 at 15:45
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 49.8
2-Core 218
64% 118 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 548
52% 429 Pts
64-Core 783
48% 783 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.15.1123
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
45.8% Average
Lighting 57.6
Reflection 62
Parallax 58.8
47% 59.5 fps
MRender 62.9
Gravity 50.4
Splatting 48.5
44% 53.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2200S 512GB
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 675 686 697 719 485 580 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 898
Write 902
Mixed 755
SusWrite 640
180% 799 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 43.7
143% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 797
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 775
522% 642 MB/s
Poor: 96%
This bench: 145%
Great: 201%
Nvme KINGSTON SFYRS1000G 1TB
776GB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 1306 1324 1278 1279 1324 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1081
Write 1,426
Mixed 1,283
SusWrite 1,291
288% 1,270 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 64.2
203% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 847
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 689
483% 622 MB/s
Poor: 229%
This bench: 212%
Great: 606%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT32G4SFD832A.M16FF 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 24.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 104%

 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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