Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.15% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory9.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20240307
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateApr 21 '24 at 21:01
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10875H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 219
74% 135 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 654
66% 533 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.15% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 9
5% 8.47 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 12
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.15%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15305129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,138
Write 1,216
Mixed 1,044
253% 1,133 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 49.2
157% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 509
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 457
311% 388 MB/s
Poor: 132% Great: 298%
Pcie SSD 2TB
802GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1241 900 857 881 860 748 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 855
Write 1063
Mixed 997
SusWrite 915
217% 957 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 44.8
142% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 550
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 421
301% 394 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 151%
Great: 309%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFRA32A.C8FB 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.4% Above average
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 20.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 15.8
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 106%

 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 67 55 60 17" 1280 720 SHP14D7
Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,662 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 17 9700

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