Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive137% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05JJ5P
Memory3.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '22 at 01:46
Run Duration259 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 184
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 621
58% 481 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.97% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 14.1
Parallax 2.5
5% 7.63 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 4.9
5% 5.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.97%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 512GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36308029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 292 130 196 310 557 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1129
Write 1,078
Mixed 1,026
SusWrite 368
202% 900 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 51.4
163% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 579
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 472
332% 429 MB/s
Poor: 151%
This bench: 137%
Great: 410%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 812 826 865 1047 971 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 1,469
Write 1,958
Mixed 1,607
SusWrite 912
336% 1,486 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 61.2
191% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 773
DQ Write 622
DQ Mixed 695
521% 697 MB/s
Poor: 165%
This bench: 205%
Great: 421%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.8% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 15.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 83%

 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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