Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	464% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220513
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 11:46
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 196 2-Core 389 114% 221 Pts	4-Core 776 8-Core 1,492 135% 1,134 Pts	64-Core 2,247 139% 2,247 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Dell(1028 0AAC) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.3% Terrible	Lighting 9.5 Reflection 14.4 Parallax 10.9 8% 11.6 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.73 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.3% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 512GB 911 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61520012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3543 651 737 823 1011 821 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	464% Outstanding	Read 4,736 Write 4,238 Mixed 2,828 SusWrite 1,264 728% 3,267 MB/s	4K Read 85.1 4K Write 293 4K Mixed 112 428% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 1,594 DQ Write 1,383 DQ Mixed 1,512 1,127% 1,496 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 464% Great: 463%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 172 175 174 176 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 169 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 176 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 23R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	126% Outstanding	MC Read 54 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 44.4 138% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 21.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 138%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	1	1	60	23"	1280 720	DELA060 DELL U2311H

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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	1,779x
Core i9-12900KIntel $323Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	801x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	775x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,225x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	509x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	431x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	343x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	329x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	444x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	299x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16