Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 194% UFO


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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	150% 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	506% 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.

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 0R6PCT
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220513
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '22 at 07:11
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

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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 i7-12700K-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 211 2-Core 415 121% 235 Pts	4-Core 806 8-Core 1,536 139% 1,171 Pts	64-Core 2,411 149% 2,411 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 C903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 212 Parallax 201 178% 210 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 154 Splatting 136 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN810 NVMe WDC 512GB 386 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61520012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3362 2145 1512 1045 1052 1006 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	506% Outstanding	Read 4574 Write 4,215 Mixed 2940 SusWrite 1,687 750% 3,354 MB/s	4K Read 84.6 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 112 421% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 2,318 DQ Write 1,787 DQ Mixed 1,983 1,502% 2,029 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 506% Great: 486%
PNY CS3040 2TB SSD 1,035 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 1TB free Firmware: CS304150 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3689 3756 3764 3757 3764 3770 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	489% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 3,457 Mixed 2,133 SusWrite 3,750 647% 2,842 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 79.6 268% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 2,425 DQ Write 1,903 DQ Mixed 2,101 1,589% 2,143 MB/s
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 489% Great: 500%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 134GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 108 Write 118 Mixed 74 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 113%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 184 188 186 179 187 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 183 Write 186 Mixed 165 SusWrite 186 246% 180 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 2.9 250% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 103%
Verbatim ToughMax 64GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 025b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 7.3 3.6 4.2 7.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	7.22% Terrible	Read 33.6 Write 24.6 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 6 19% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 24% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.22% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CG88MEBUA081N 2x31.5GB 376 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	154% Outstanding	MC Read 60.6 MC Write 61.4 MC Mixed 57.3 171% 59.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 28.9 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 156%

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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	1,761x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,213x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	326x

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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