Dell XPS 17 9710

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.72% 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	350% 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.

CPU throttled at 78% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell XPS 17 9710 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 012MMP
Memory	58.3 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	Sep 18 '21 at 13:06
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	78%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11980HK 1,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 190 2-Core 371 110% 211 Pts	4-Core 686 8-Core 1279 117% 982 Pts	64-Core 1,491 92% 1,491 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%

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. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.72% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 108 Parallax 12 8% 43.3 fps	MRender 15.3 Gravity 13.2 Splatting 10.3 10% 12.9 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.72% 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: 36304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1931 2007 2051 2212 1841 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,218 Write 2,102 Mixed 2016 SusWrite 1992 469% 2,082 MB/s	4K Read 71.4 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 103 331% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 448 DQ Mixed 945 663% 854 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 350% 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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 35 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 21 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 8: 1R 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
8%	15%	13	111	7	60	17"	1536 960	SHP1517

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Gaming 17%

Surfboard

Desktop 86%

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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