Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics169% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive138% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CXCCY
Memory20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220713
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 01 '22 at 13:28
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 214
71% 129 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 634
63% 516 Pts
64-Core 899
56% 899 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.71% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 5.1
Parallax 6.6
4% 5.5 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 5
Splatting 9.5
6% 7.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.71%
Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB
Asus(1043 886E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
169% Outstanding
Lighting 232
Reflection 227
Parallax 288
189% 249 fps
MRender 289
Gravity 228
Splatting 170
181% 229 fps
Poor: 143%
This bench: 169%
Great: 211%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15305129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 823 731 770 662 667 725 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 1,044
Write 1079
Mixed 942
SusWrite 730
214% 949 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 44.9
144% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 173
123% 156 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 138%
Great: 357%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB
232GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 154 158 126 139 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 403
Write 144
Mixed 230
SusWrite 146
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 22.9
56% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.8
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 22.8
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 98
41% 98 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,661 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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