Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	148% 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

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0CXCCY
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231218
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '24 at 01:23
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 79.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 240 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 762 73% 604 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 92%

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. 31.0.15.5186 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	Lighting 85.1 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 80.8 69% 84.6 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 75 67% 83.3 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 4,988 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 818 730 615 517 463 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,202 Write 1,208 Mixed 1,087 SusWrite 676 235% 1,043 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 43.9 145% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 424 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 435 289% 351 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 359%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KKRVFX-MIE 2x8GB 2,038 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.7% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 19.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 0P 1R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	12%	26	207	57	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	1,006x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	352x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	308x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	939x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	627x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	93x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	135x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	111x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	97x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	167x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	119x

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