Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.76% 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 Drive116% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DCXTP
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200818
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '21 at 01:55
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 605
65% 517 Pts
64-Core 843
52% 843 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.76% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 9.8
Parallax 8.4
4% 7.9 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 11.2
8% 9.93 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.76%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 718 772 763 764 799 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 415
Write 837
Mixed 726
SusWrite 754
156% 683 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 38.1
111% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 552
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 632
408% 479 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 116%
Great: 219%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.9% Good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 13.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,659 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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