Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	491% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 09D2HH
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '22 at 06:23
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700-$229 25,535 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 79.1 1-Core 194 2-Core 362 112% 212 Pts	4-Core 765 8-Core 1,480 133% 1,123 Pts	64-Core 2306 143% 2306 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.08 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 178 Parallax 186 154% 184 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 140 Splatting 120 120% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 512GB 911 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61510012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4287 2910 707 713 741 838 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	491% Outstanding	Read 4,784 Write 4179 Mixed 2,760 SusWrite 1,699 749% 3,356 MB/s	4K Read 84.7 4K Write 280 4K Mixed 111 419% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 1,632 DQ Write 1,382 DQ Mixed 1,477 1,114% 1,497 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 491% Great: 463%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 209 208 209 193 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CG66MEBUA081N 2x8GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	134% Outstanding	MC Read 55.3 MC Write 50.2 MC Mixed 47.9 146% 51.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 50.9 SC Mixed 24.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 138%

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

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Gaming 140%

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Desktop 110%

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Workstation 152%

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System: Dell XPS 8950

CPU
Core i7-12700Intel $229Bench 108%, 25,535 samples	1,759x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,212x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	506x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	487x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	430x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	342x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	326x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	442x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	293x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16