Dell XPS 17 9730

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12% 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 Drive175% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 17 9730  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WGCJ7
Memory47.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20240314
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateApr 27 '24 at 11:11
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-13900H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
59.7% Above average
Memory 53.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 223
70% 131 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 658
61% 506 Pts
64-Core 984
61% 984 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 115%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Dell(1028 0BDB) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4575
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
12% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 16.8
11% 15.8 fps
MRender 15.2
Gravity 20.8
Splatting 13.7
13% 16.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12%
Great: 23%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 1024GB
710GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61912524 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 672 708 1069 1069 1056 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,653
Write 1,836
Mixed 1,194
SusWrite 910
314% 1,398 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 38.7
131% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 396
267% 327 MB/s
Poor: 166%
This bench: 175%
Great: 544%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M425R4GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
147% Outstanding
MC Read 59.9
MC Write 61.1
MC Mixed 58.2
171% 59.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 22.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 167
24% 167 ns
Poor: 115%
This bench: 147%
Great: 161%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 18: 0P 2R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
18% 17% 35 199 24 60 17" 1536 960 SHP1517
Typical XPS 17 9730 Builds (Compare 154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

System: Dell XPS 17 9730

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