Dell XPS 17 9710

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive192% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9710  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0TXN0W
Memory56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '22 at 02:29
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11800H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 47.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 265
76% 148 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 694
73% 586 Pts
64-Core 991
61% 991 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A5D) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.15.1165
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
62.9% Good
Lighting 86.4
Reflection 98.7
Parallax 65.6
70% 83.6 fps
MRender 50.8
Gravity 51
Splatting 69.8
48% 57.2 fps
Poor: 67%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 105%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70PN84T09 KIOXIA 4096GB
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10904106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 758 812 886 838 758 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,381
Write 1,182
Mixed 1,480
SusWrite 798
272% 1,210 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 61.8
216% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 601
410% 513 MB/s
Poor: 192%
This bench: 192%
Great: 414%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KP6FH5-MIE 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 9.9
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 170
24% 170 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9710 Builds (Compare 1,901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

System: Dell XPS 17 9710

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