Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.32% 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 Drive	186% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0CXCCY
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210304
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 01:07
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10875H 35,361 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 80.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 764 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 1,011 63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 098F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8853 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 53.9 Parallax 6.9 4% 22 fps	MRender 9.5 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 10.6 7% 8.87 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 972 970 1094 1022 1173 1071 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 969 Write 1141 Mixed 1106 SusWrite 1,050 241% 1,066 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 64.3 206% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 580 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 518 358% 453 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 444%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB 1,421 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 23.7 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 25.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	11	26	6	60	17"	1536 960	SHP14D7

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Dell XPS 17 9700

CPU
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	992x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	348x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	304x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	927x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	619x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	91x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	134x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	109x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	96x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	165x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	118x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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