Dell XPS 17 9720

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	22.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	373% 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.

CPU throttled at 87% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell XPS 17 9720 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0W7GHH
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220608
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '22 at 16:22
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	87%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900HK 2,176 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 207 2-Core 407 118% 230 Pts	4-Core 768 8-Core 1,334 127% 1,051 Pts	64-Core 2,104 130% 2,104 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0AFF) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1314 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 107 Parallax 31.4 22% 55 fps	MRender 27.2 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 23.3 24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 864GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2355 2127 2158 2346 2525 1640 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	373% Outstanding	Read 2,242 Write 2,550 Mixed 2,223 SusWrite 2192 520% 2,301 MB/s	4K Read 76.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 103 339% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,493 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 1,065 765% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 444%
Nvme PNY CS2140 500GB SSD 50 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 391GB free Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2110 1777 956 304 479 370 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,056 Write 2,163 Mixed 1,155 SusWrite 999 305% 1,343 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 70.2 284% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 629 DQ Mixed 1,087 762% 973 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 354%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GB 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	MC Read 59.3 MC Write 53.3 MC Mixed 53.8 158% 55.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 29.5 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 154%

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

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Gaming 27%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9720

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	503x
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	282x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples	4x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	476x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	217x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	83x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	176x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	125x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	50x

RAM
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	141x
MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 119%, 2,116 samples	91x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples	73x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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