Dell XPS 17 9710

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.31% 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	294% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9710 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0TXN0W
Memory	53.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 02:13
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11800H 56,029 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 50.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 294 87% 169 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 981 96% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,348 83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0A5D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.4502 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	7.31% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 14.2 Parallax 9.6 7% 10.7 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 10.9 Splatting 9.1 8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.31% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70PN84T09 KIOXIA 4096GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 304% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10904107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1528 1776 1635 1342 1343 1305 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2318 Write 2,041 Mixed 1735 SusWrite 1488 425% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 76.8 260% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 389 DQ Mixed 895 605% 749 MB/s
Poor: 192% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 414%
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 487% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1814 1733 1578 1546 1465 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 50.6 Write 3.2 Mixed 1,515 SusWrite 1,616 184% 796 MB/s	4K Read 72.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 98.7 311% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 943 DQ Write 447 DQ Mixed 928 626% 773 MB/s
Poor: 225% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 638%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KP6FH5-MIE 2x31.5GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 8.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 0P 5R 1G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	23%	47	181	59	60	17"	1280 720	SHP1517

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 17%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9710

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples	1,148x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples	495x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	232x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	1,117x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	594x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	154x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	343x
Micron 2300 1024GBNvmeBench 223%, 2,439 samples	280x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	132x

RAM
HMAA2GS6CJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 3,591 samples	560x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples	277x
HMAA4GS6CJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 427 samples	104x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16