Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.2% 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 Drive204% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03CPGC
Memory55.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateApr 25 '21 at 19:53
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10885H
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 68.1
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 192
67% 120 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 658
63% 521 Pts
64-Core 887
55% 887 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 098F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6611
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.2% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 30
Parallax 32.3
24% 30.8 fps
MRender 14.2
Gravity 52.2
Splatting 56.4
36% 40.9 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT343.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1924 2167 1654 1097 1106 1103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 656
Write 2191
Mixed 1,282
SusWrite 1,508
323% 1,409 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 56.9
180% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 721
DQ Write 572
DQ Mixed 665
492% 653 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 204%
Great: 303%
Nvme Sabrent 4TB
4TB free
Firmware: RKT343.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2337 2370 1234 1005 1011 1008 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 907
Write 1,785
Mixed 1,425
SusWrite 1,494
320% 1,403 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 57.2
190% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 648
DQ Mixed 682
516% 696 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 218%
Great: 327%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C22-32GRS 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.1% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 22.4
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 17 9700 Builds (Compare 1,657 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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