Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	345% 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	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 95% 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	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	5120 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '22 at 03:58
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 205 2-Core 412 119% 231 Pts	4-Core 806 8-Core 1,583 141% 1,194 Pts	64-Core 2,396 148% 2,396 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 119 Parallax 127 110% 127 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 104 Splatting 85.4 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD Green SN350 2TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 280% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 33006000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1812 2273 2265 2296 2291 2284 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 1,867 Write 2,283 Mixed 1868 SusWrite 2,204 465% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 65.6 218% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,416 DQ Write 1,642 DQ Mixed 1328 1,056% 1,462 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 373%
G-drive USB-C 12TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 126 131 133 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 230 Write 143 Mixed 130 SusWrite 128 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.7 503% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CG66MEBUA081N 4x8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	133% Outstanding	MC Read 51.9 MC Write 52.4 MC Mixed 48.4 145% 50.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 28.1 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

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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 i7-12700IntelBench 108%, 25,535 samples	1,762x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,213x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	506x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	488x

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	327x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	443x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	293x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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