Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive154% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201231
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '21 at 17:41
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 72.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
84% 155 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 565
64% 503 Pts
64-Core 917
57% 917 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7141
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 30
Parallax 44.7
24% 34.9 fps
MRender 14.3
Gravity 50.5
Splatting 55.4
35% 40.1 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 28%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 782 715 614 610 610 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,013
Write 1,068
Mixed 947
SusWrite 687
209% 929 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 55.3
178% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 521
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 514
341% 414 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 154%
Great: 340%
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 NVM 1TB
671GB free
Firmware: 4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 776 774 813 891 914 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,054
Write 957
Mixed 997
SusWrite 826
216% 958 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 49.8
169% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 544
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 506
342% 424 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 162%
Great: 301%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 25.9
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 25.4
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 4: 0R 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
4% 13% 15 8 6 60 35" 1280 720 BNQ7F5E BenQ EX3501R
Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,660 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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