Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	259% 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.

Run History

15 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 04:36
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 75.1 1-Core 196 2-Core 392 114% 221 Pts	4-Core 770 8-Core 1,439 132% 1,104 Pts	64-Core 2,182 135% 2,182 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% 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: 528.02 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 176 Parallax 184 150% 181 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 138 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC801 SK hynix 1TB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51003141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1937 1968 1999 2049 1969 1490 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,982 Write 1,991 Mixed 1,542 SusWrite 1,902 418% 1,854 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 57.7 184% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 79.3 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 108 89% 124 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 499%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTC8C1084S1UC48BA1 2x16GB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	146% Outstanding	MC Read 57 MC Write 58.8 MC Mixed 53.4 161% 56.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 28.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 90.1 44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

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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	1,761x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $250Bench 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 $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