Dell XPS 17 9710

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.99% 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 Drive	317% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 17 9710 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0TXN0W
Memory	4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240227
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 00:41
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11800H 56,029 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 62.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 227 76% 140 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 578 58% 472 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0A5D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.4502 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	5.99% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 7.9 6% 10.2 fps	MRender 8.5 Gravity 9.2 Splatting 4.9 6% 7.53 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.99% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36310029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 1749 1798 1881 1995 1982 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,342 Write 2,020 Mixed 1,975 SusWrite 1,794 457% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 89.3 296% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 406 DQ Write 537 DQ Mixed 518 378% 487 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 444%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GB 57,752 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 17.5 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 12.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 79%

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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	67	54	60	17"	1536 889	SHP1517

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 17%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9710

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples	1,151x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples	495x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	232x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	1,118x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	596x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	154x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	344x
Micron 2300 1024GBNvmeBench 223%, 2,439 samples	281x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	132x

RAM
HMAA2GS6CJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 3,591 samples	561x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples	277x
HMAA4GS6CJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 427 samples	104x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16