Dell XPS 17 9720

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22.1% 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 Drive	354% 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	64GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9720 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0W7GHH
Memory	51.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230605
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '23 at 20:37
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900HK 2,176 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 197 2-Core 361 110% 210 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,022 101% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,692 105% 1,692 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0AFF) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4502 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 26.2 Reflection 102 Parallax 31.1 21% 53 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 36.7 Splatting 23.5 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC801 SK hynix 2TB 936 User benchmarks, average bench 389% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 51002141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 2290 2271 1955 1639 1572 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 3,285 Write 2,278 Mixed 2126 SusWrite 1,930 538% 2,405 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 75.3 248% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 414 DQ Mixed 658 476% 627 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 582%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 2TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2035 2105 2112 2133 2124 2161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 1,852 Mixed 1,863 SusWrite 2,112 441% 1,956 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 65.6 212% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 619 448% 593 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 528%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M425R4GA3BB0-CQKOD 2x31.5GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	MC Read 58.2 MC Write 58.2 MC Mixed 56.2 164% 57.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 30.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 3R 1G 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
18%	14%	29	506	359	60	17"	1280 720	SHP1517

History: Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B | Score 18: 0P 3R 1G 0B

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Gaming 27%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9720

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	503x
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	282x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples	4x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	476x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	217x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	83x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	176x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	125x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	50x

RAM
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	141x
MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 119%, 2,116 samples	91x
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples	73x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16