Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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.
Boot Drive	436% 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 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	18.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220706
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '22 at 03:55
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 72.8 1-Core 197 2-Core 389 113% 219 Pts	4-Core 759 8-Core 1,461 132% 1110 Pts	64-Core 2,236 138% 2,236 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 592 User benchmarks, average bench 354% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10804105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2812 1904 1912 1871 1877 1862 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	436% Outstanding	Read 3,261 Write 3,731 Mixed 2,504 SusWrite 2,040 649% 2,884 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 104 364% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,682 DQ Write 1,383 DQ Mixed 1,537 1,150% 1,534 MB/s
Poor: 180% ↑ This bench: 436% Great: 463%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 188 189 188 188 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G48C40U5.M4A1 301000003075 MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 301000003075 CT8G48C40U5.M4A1 301000003075 MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 4800, 4800, 4800, 4800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 49.9 MC Write 47.8 MC Mixed 46.4 137% 48 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 29.4 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $327Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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