Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	182% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 03CPGC
Memory	11.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230829
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '23 at 23:46
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10885H 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 768 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 098F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	5.77% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 9.4 Parallax 8.3 5% 7.83 fps	MRender 10 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 11.3 8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.77% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 6,137 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 483GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1573 1212 1266 1239 1234 1120 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 818 Write 1,907 Mixed 1,092 SusWrite 1,274 290% 1,273 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 49.3 158% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 578 DQ Write 424 DQ Mixed 509 378% 504 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 284%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 255GB free Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 1195 1190 1195 1200 1195 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,126 Write 1,412 Mixed 882 SusWrite 1,214 262% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 48.3 156% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 582 DQ Write 442 DQ Mixed 533 393% 519 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 294%
Generic Mass Storage 64GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 59GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 3.4 6.8 3.2 5.5 2.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 58.7 Write 17 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 3.8 22% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 60% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GB 15,521 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.6% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.4 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	17"	1280 720	SHP14D6

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9700

CPU
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	994x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	349x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	304x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	927x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	622x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	91x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	134x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	109x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	96x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	165x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	118x

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