Dell XPS 17 9720

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	323% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9720 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KNF8J
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240202
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 08:37
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700H 52,857 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 69.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 219 75% 136 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 590 65% 512 Pts	64-Core 1,473 91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0AFF) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4575 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 25.1 18% 24.4 fps	MRender 22.1 Gravity 32.1 Splatting 20.9 20% 25 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC801 SK hynix 1TB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51003141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 1364 1338 1548 1504 1581 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 3,277 Write 2,221 Mixed 1,915 SusWrite 1,434 493% 2,212 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 64.7 244% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 912 DQ Write 415 DQ Mixed 752 534% 693 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 499%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG66MEBSA092N 2x8GB 2,777 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 51 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 43.5 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 20.7 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 138%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 7: 0P 0R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
7%	15%	33	213	56	60	17"	1536 960	SHP1517

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9720

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	514x
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	290x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 18,053 samples	4x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	486x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	224x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	178x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	129x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	51x

RAM
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	142x
MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 124%, 4,163 samples	91x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples	73x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $205	Nvidia RTX 4070 $519	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380