Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.69% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0P1CHN
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230925
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '24 at 23:31
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10875H 35,361 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 57.4 2-Core 105 50% 79.4 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 248 26% 209 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 92%

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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.69% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 9 6% 8.73 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 12.3 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.69% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM981a Samsung 512GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,124 Write 1,157 Mixed 881 235% 1,054 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 49.2 160% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 423 288% 357 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 314%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB 2,373 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 874GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 1075 1144 1284 1303 1305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,220 Write 1154 Mixed 1,078 SusWrite 1,179 261% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 46.9 154% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 407 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 385 263% 328 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 438%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL32G32C16S4B.M16FB1 2x31.5GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 54.5% 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	58	60	17"	1280 720	SHP14D7

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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	1,000x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	351x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	304x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	932x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	625x
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	166x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	119x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16