Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 239% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 293% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	213% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	485% 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 0DYKKV
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '22 at 20:47
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$333 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 216 2-Core 427 123% 240 Pts	4-Core 822 8-Core 1593 143% 1,207 Pts	64-Core 3,056 189% 3,056 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Dell(1028 3880) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 314 Reflection 300 Parallax 332 256% 315 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 260 Splatting 188 211% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 649GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3877 3898 3520 1543 1532 1527 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	485% Outstanding	Read 2,972 Write 3,895 Mixed 3,094 SusWrite 2,649 713% 3,153 MB/s	4K Read 90.2 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 132 437% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 1,676 DQ Write 1,407 DQ Mixed 1566 1,166% 1,550 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 485% Great: 444%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 212 202 210 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	146% Outstanding	MC Read 58.9 MC Write 56.7 MC Mixed 52.9 160% 56.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 52.3 SC Mixed 29.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 151%

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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 $333Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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