Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 171%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 Drive345% 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
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '23 at 20:12
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-12900K-$277
U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Memory 72.8
1-Core 212
2-Core 420
120% 235 Pts
4-Core 824
8-Core 1,516
140% 1,170 Pts
64-Core 2,896
179% 2,896 Pts
Poor: 107%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 174
Parallax 157
139% 167 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 136
Splatting 118
116% 146 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 125%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg70znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10804105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2485 973 987 973 992 987 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
345% Outstanding
Read 2,691
Write 3,292
Mixed 2,252
SusWrite 1,233
532% 2,367 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 224
4K Mixed 65.9
279% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,936
DQ Write 1,576
DQ Mixed 1,710
1,293% 1,741 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 345%
Great: 383%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37
881GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 189 189 188 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 188
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 188
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 112 110 115 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 82.1
Write 81.6
Mixed 69.4
SusWrite 112
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.6
179% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CG78MEBUA084N 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
145% Outstanding
MC Read 58.9
MC Write 58.4
MC Mixed 52.4
162% 56.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 48
SC Mixed 27
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 95.1
42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 130%
This bench: 145%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 110%
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Workstation
Workstation 152%
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System: Dell XPS 8950

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