Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 140%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics120% 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 Drive354% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8950  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R6PCT
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '23 at 05:02
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700
U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 70.2
1-Core 187
2-Core 382
109% 213 Pts
4-Core 753
8-Core 1273
123% 1,013 Pts
64-Core 2,124
132% 2,124 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 105%
Great: 115%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Dell(1028 3984) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.30.02
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 136
Parallax 278
114% 184 fps
MRender 226
Gravity 138
Splatting 173
145% 179 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 512GB
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2692 2927 2875 2539 649 648 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2536
Write 2,711
Mixed 2,609
SusWrite 2,055
559% 2,478 MB/s
4K Read 69
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 95.5
312% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 847
DQ Write 495
DQ Mixed 609
470% 650 MB/s
Poor: 151%
This bench: 354%
Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
890GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 170 169 166 167 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 168
Mixed 105
SusWrite 167
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CG78MEBUA084N 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
134% Outstanding
MC Read 55.1
MC Write 51.1
MC Mixed 50
149% 52.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 23.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 130%
This bench: 134%
Great: 150%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8950 Builds (Compare 3,783 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 152%
UFO

System: Dell XPS 8950

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $340
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