Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 03CPGC
Memory	46.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231218
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '24 at 15:42
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (40^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 76 1-Core 112 2-Core 245 78% 144 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 746 70% 582 Pts	64-Core 1,213 75% 1,213 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design 7,329 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.5176 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.7% Good	Lighting 83.7 Reflection 87.5 Parallax 80.4 68% 83.9 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 74.7 67% 83 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT2000T50 2TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: P8CR001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 1303 1444 1470 497 1244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,355 Write 1971 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 1,207 329% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 63.7 206% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 605 DQ Mixed 686 515% 691 MB/s
Poor: 224% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 616%
Nvme PM981a SAMSUNG 2048GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 1.5TB free Firmware: 15303229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1577 1757 1759 1761 1666 1493 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1792 Mixed 1,415 SusWrite 1,669 352% 1,554 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 60.1 194% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 709 536% 723 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 344%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 937GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 128 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 88.6 Write 86.6 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 134 60% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 97%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 103 98 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 73.1 Write 105 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 102 121% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.7 256% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 66%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,164 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 938GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 95 87 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 143 Write 146 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 94.1 128% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G4SFD832A.C16FF 2x31.5GB 1,373 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.9% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.9% 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	64	48	60	17"	1280 720	SHP14D7

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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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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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16