Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive145% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 17 9700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P1CHN
Memory55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211118
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 07 '22 at 22:20
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 641
61% 504 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 098F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 53.8
Parallax 4.3
3% 20.5 fps
MRender 5.7
Gravity 3.8
Splatting 5.7
4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WD 1TB
889GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 706 738 638 675 827 794 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 847
Write 1,088
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 730
212% 937 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 49.9
167% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 441
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 456
307% 377 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 145%
Great: 296%
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 NVM 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 733 650 675 824 780 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 1,066
Write 1,026
Mixed 1,071
SusWrite 729
219% 973 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 51.1
170% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 469
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 436
300% 378 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 156%
Great: 301%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT32G4SFD832A.C16FE 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 28.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 27.6
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 107%

 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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