Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.9% 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 Drive187% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RVN68
Memory45.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 29 '21 at 12:54
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10885H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 78.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 275
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 936
88% 730 Pts
64-Core 1,260
78% 1,260 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8853
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.9% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 86
Parallax 8.7
5% 33.7 fps
MRender 9.8
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 9.9
7% 8.93 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.9%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15301229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1026 980 836 1169 1279 1250 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 956
Write 1,200
Mixed 1,047
SusWrite 1,090
243% 1,073 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 57.7
186% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 760
502% 609 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 187%
Great: 367%
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
291GB free
Firmware: 3103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 652 639 670 683 670 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 21.6
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 19.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,656 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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