Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	129% 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	470% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	52.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220706
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '22 at 17:33
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 204 2-Core 375 115% 220 Pts	4-Core 771 8-Core 1,435 132% 1,103 Pts	64-Core 2,277 141% 2,277 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 174 Parallax 163 146% 172 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 135 Splatting 116 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 793GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3735 3832 2310 1596 1601 1610 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	470% Outstanding	Read 3,012 Write 3,864 Mixed 3,085 SusWrite 2,447 701% 3,102 MB/s	4K Read 89.4 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 131 431% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,614 DQ Write 1,348 DQ Mixed 1,474 1,106% 1,479 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 470% Great: 444%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 189 188 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 179 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 189 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG88MEBUA084N 2x31.5GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	154% Outstanding	MC Read 60.5 MC Write 61.6 MC Mixed 56.9 170% 59.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 31.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 154%

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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	1,792x
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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