Dell XPS 17 9700

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.19% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	224% 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	64GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 17 9700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 03CPGC
Memory	51.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230925
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '24 at 17:35
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 77.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 85% 156 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 755 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 098F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2114 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8.5 5% 8.2 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 11.5 8% 9.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT2000T50 2TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: P8CR001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1401 859 1336 466 1289 1080 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,562 Write 2020 Mixed 1,610 SusWrite 1072 354% 1566 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 64.9 208% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 694 521% 698 MB/s
Poor: 224% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 616%
Nvme PM981a SAMSUNG 2048GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 2TB free Firmware: 15303229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 1840 1804 1843 1650 1510 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,503 Write 1,816 Mixed 1465 SusWrite 1,737 369% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 60.9 197% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 639 DQ Mixed 726 546% 735 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 344%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 119 121 120 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 91.7 Write 57.6 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 121 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 177% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 97%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 98 97 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 78.9 Write 95.9 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 96 117% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 184% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 66%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,164 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 38 36 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 51.9 Write 56.2 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 36.3 55% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G4SFD832A.C16FF 2x31.5GB 1,373 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.5 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	55	60	17"	1280 720	SHP14D7

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Gaming 14%

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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	1,001x
Core i9-10885HIntelBench 81%, 6,135 samples	351x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	305x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	932x
GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 64%, 7,329 samples	626x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples	92x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	134x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	109x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	96x

RAM
HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 2,975 samples	166x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	150x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	119x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16