Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive218% 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.
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 28 '20 at 02:14
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 87.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 290
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 1,042
95% 795 Pts
64-Core 1,452
90% 1,452 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.7% Good
Lighting 84.2
Reflection 98.5
Parallax 83.3
69% 88.6 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 75.5
Splatting 74.3
69% 86 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
656GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 1335 1340 1377 1415 1429 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,383
Write 1,382
Mixed 1,225
SusWrite 1,359
302% 1,337 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 56.2
186% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 764
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 720
469% 563 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 218%
Great: 332%
Lexar CF USB_3_0 Read 64GB
58GB free, PID b049
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 18 19 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
12% Very poor
Read 18.2
Write 17.5
Mixed 17
SusWrite 18.5
24% 17.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2
134% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12%
Great: 56%
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 (91st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 28.7
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 28.4
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.9%
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 1,662 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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