Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive144% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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 0CXCCY
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 30 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10875H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 70.9
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 191
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 690
64% 533 Pts
64-Core 946
59% 946 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5241
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.5% Below average
Lighting 38.1
Reflection 73.6
Parallax 32.2
31% 48 fps
MRender 14.3
Gravity 53
Splatting 55.4
35% 40.9 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 NVMe 1TB
841GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 1004 1016 1052 1009 1086 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 1,112
Mixed 913
SusWrite 1,026
203% 887 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 38.9
139% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 567
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 493
344% 440 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 144%
Great: 304%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.1% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 15.4
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 20.3
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 83%

 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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