Dell XPS 17 9720

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive309% 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.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9720  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0W7GHH
Memory51 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 26 '23 at 02:36
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-12900HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 72.5
1-Core 196
2-Core 370
110% 213 Pts
4-Core 726
8-Core 1,203
118% 965 Pts
64-Core 1,917
119% 1,917 Pts
Poor: 95%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0AFF) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.2802
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.1% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 109
Parallax 100
84% 104 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 83.2
Splatting 77.7
73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36309229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1664 1796 1798 1876 1905 1890 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2,260
Write 2062
Mixed 2,113
SusWrite 1,822
465% 2,064 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 78.2
253% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 918
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 722
511% 664 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 309%
Great: 444%
Nvme CT2000P3 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: P9CR40A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3885 4020 4106 3910 3847 3831 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
478% Outstanding
Read 2,022
Write 4,102
Mixed 2,514
SusWrite 3,933
717% 3,143 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 261
4K Mixed 95.9
355% 140 MB/s
DQ Read 1201
DQ Write 964
DQ Mixed 1,037
789% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 478%
Great: 519%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT32G48C40S5.M16A1 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
151% Outstanding
MC Read 60.9
MC Write 58.1
MC Mixed 57.4
168% 58.8 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 47
SC Mixed 29.5
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 115%
This bench: 151%
Great: 163%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9720 Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

System: Dell XPS 17 9720

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