Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.26% 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 Drive242% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MDFDR
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime13 Days
Run DateDec 25 '21 at 02:12
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 287
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 847
85% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,034
64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 89%
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)
6.26% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 7.1
5% 25.2 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 11.6
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.26%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM981a Sams 1TB
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1408 1534 1534 1471 1530 1524 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1,481
Write 1,485
Mixed 1303
SusWrite 1,500
325% 1,442 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 64.5
213% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 805
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 769
511% 624 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 242%
Great: 335%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 28.9
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 29.6
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,659 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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