Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	177% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 03CPGC
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220210
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 18:40
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 79.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 261 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 859 80% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design 7,329 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9649 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.3% Good	Lighting 84.6 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 82.1 69% 85.5 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 74 Splatting 74.2 67% 83.4 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM981a SAMSUNG 2048GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 717 862 1008 870 962 941 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,565 Write 1,133 Mixed 1,033 SusWrite 893 258% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 40.8 143% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 677 DQ Write 46.7 DQ Mixed 135 155% 286 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 344%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 776GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 499 590 491 550 541 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 117 135 112 125 123 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 118 66% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.5 202% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 97%
WD Game Drive 5TB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 79 88 96 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 88.5 116% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.7 237% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 66%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,164 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 91 79 89 98 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 129 Write 113 Mixed 20 SusWrite 89.9 111% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64HZ-3G2E2 2x16GB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 23.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 100%

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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	1,007x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	353x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	308x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	940x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	628x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	93x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	135x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	111x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	97x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	168x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	119x

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