Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	32.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	318% 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	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '22 at 21:42
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 75.1 1-Core 207 2-Core 404 118% 229 Pts	4-Core 799 8-Core 1,319 129% 1,059 Pts	64-Core 1,951 121% 1,951 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M4000 9,043 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Nvidia(10DE 1153) ≥ 4GB CLim: 772 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 38 32% 39.9 fps	MRender 51 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 39.7 34% 42.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SN350 1TB 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 751GB free (System drive) Firmware: 33006000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1935 2064 2045 2142 206 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 1,921 Write 2,075 Mixed 1,791 SusWrite 1414 406% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 91 324% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 435 544% 964 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 350%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 123 125 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 435 Write 130 Mixed 178 SusWrite 124 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 32.9 130% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 89.3 80% 122 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 81%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 58GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 157 146 144 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 431 Write 208 Mixed 256 SusWrite 154 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 38.8 137% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 168 125% 165 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 185GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 145 143 146 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 148 Write 113 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 145 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD58G480041 301000003075 HMCG66MEBUA081N 300900000075 PSD58G480041 300900000075 PSD58G480041 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 4800, 4800, 4800, 4800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 53.1 MC Write 52.8 MC Mixed 49.3 148% 51.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 50.4 SC Mixed 30.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 90.1 44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 136%

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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	1,762x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,213x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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	327x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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