Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	70.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	447% 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 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	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '22 at 12:26
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 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 as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 75 1-Core 198 2-Core 395 115% 223 Pts	4-Core 752 8-Core 1,473 132% 1,113 Pts	64-Core 2,292 142% 2,292 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 12,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Nvidia(10DE 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Lighting 83.2 Reflection 92.7 Parallax 87.2 68% 87.7 fps	MRender 89.4 Gravity 88.9 Splatting 95.8 75% 91.4 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 70%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN810 NVMe WDC 512GB 386 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61520012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3802 2262 1753 1076 1097 1084 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	447% Outstanding	Read 3,508 Write 3,915 Mixed 2,758 SusWrite 1,846 676% 3,007 MB/s	4K Read 79.8 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 106 386% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1906 DQ Write 1,516 DQ Mixed 1,686 1,268% 1,703 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 447% Great: 486%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 309GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 468 468 469 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 473 Mixed 418 SusWrite 468 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 41.5 139% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 336 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 139GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 468 468 468 469 469 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 466 Mixed 423 SusWrite 468 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 46.6 152% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 336 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 131%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 78,573 User benchmarks, average bench 338% 91GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,550 Write 2,782 Mixed 2,541 588% 2,624 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 97.3 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,675 DQ Write 1,301 DQ Mixed 1469 1,104% 1,482 MB/s
Poor: 210% Great: 429%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG66MEBUA081N 4x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	138% Outstanding	MC Read 54.6 MC Write 53.9 MC Mixed 50 151% 52.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 30.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 138%

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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	1,792x
Core i9-12900KIntel $270Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	807x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	781x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,237x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	512x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	491x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	434x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	344x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	331x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	446x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	301x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

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