Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	406% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220513
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '22 at 14:35
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 67.7 1-Core 192 2-Core 384 110% 215 Pts	4-Core 702 8-Core 1,371 123% 1,036 Pts	64-Core 2,208 137% 2,208 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 118 Parallax 137 107% 129 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 102 Splatting 87.9 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 809GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3531 2422 1624 1687 1691 1693 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 2,687 Write 3,591 Mixed 2,922 SusWrite 2,108 639% 2,827 MB/s	4K Read 80.8 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 116 387% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 1,119 DQ Mixed 1,104 831% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 444%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 94 99 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 155 Write 165 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 103 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 144GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 78 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 94.2 Write 95.2 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 78.5 107% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CG78MEBUA081N 1x16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 24.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 81%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $242Bench 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