Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.76% 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	480% 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 91% 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	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220210
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 15:20
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$327 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 208 2-Core 415 120% 234 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,600 145% 1,218 Pts	64-Core 2,890 179% 2,890 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0AAC) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	7.76% Terrible	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 256 Parallax 11.9 8% 92.5 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 13.1 Splatting 1 7% 9.23 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.76% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 863GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3718 3747 3486 1532 1615 1564 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	480% Outstanding	Read 3,119 Write 3,884 Mixed 3,041 SusWrite 2,610 714% 3,164 MB/s	4K Read 88.5 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 128 426% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 1506 DQ Write 1,355 DQ Mixed 1,447 1,081% 1436 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 480% Great: 444%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GB 829 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	138% Outstanding	MC Read 58 MC Write 50.7 MC Mixed 52.4 153% 53.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 24.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 151%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,756x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $225Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,212x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	505x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	487x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	430x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	341x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	325x

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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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