Dell XPS 17 9710

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.77% 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	316% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS 17 9710 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0TXN0W
Memory	55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 00:20
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11800H 56,029 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 64.1 1-Core 175 2-Core 345 100% 195 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,146 105% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,348 83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0A5D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.77% Terrible	Lighting 9.1 Reflection 109 Parallax 10.8 7% 43 fps	MRender 9.5 Gravity 12 Splatting 9.7 8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.77% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 36303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1504 1695 1744 1909 1614 1595 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2139 Write 2,058 Mixed 1,948 SusWrite 1677 440% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 70.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 95.8 302% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,039 DQ Write 445 DQ Mixed 948 648% 811 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 517%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA4GS6CJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB 427 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 25.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 18.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 4R 2G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	19%	80	98	64	60	17"	1920 1200	SHP1517

History: Score 19: 2R 2G 3B | Score 35: 4R 2G 9B

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Gaming 17%

Surfboard

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

System: Dell XPS 17 9710

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples	1,148x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples	495x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	232x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	1,117x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	594x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	154x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	343x
Micron 2300 1024GBNvmeBench 223%, 2,439 samples	280x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	132x

RAM
HMAA2GS6CJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 3,591 samples	560x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples	277x
HMAA4GS6CJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 427 samples	104x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16