Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.97% 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	164% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 03CPGC
Memory	49.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210809
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '21 at 14:15
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10885H 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 77.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 85% 156 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 842 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 95%

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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	5.97% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 8.1 5% 34 fps	MRender 10.1 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 11.1 8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.97% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60PNV2T04 KIOXIA 2048GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10704104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 937 995 905 931 828 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,030 Write 1,151 Mixed 954 SusWrite 908 228% 1,011 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 43.7 147% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 666 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 647 436% 537 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 332%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GB 2,607 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 18.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.2% 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 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%	0	7	6	60	17"	1280 720	SHP14D6

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Gaming 14%

Tree trunk

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 17 9700

CPU
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	992x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	349x
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	620x
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 $178	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