Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics118% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 8950  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R6PCT
Memory32.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '23 at 23:57
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 76.1
1-Core 197
2-Core 390
114% 221 Pts
4-Core 755
8-Core 1,314
125% 1,034 Pts
64-Core 2,198
136% 2,198 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 109%
Great: 115%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Dell(1028 3984) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.20.38.02
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 130
Parallax 276
105% 178 fps
MRender 235
Gravity 140
Splatting 197
156% 191 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM991a Samsung 256GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 26304039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 128 125 161 142 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 964
Write 150
Mixed 338
SusWrite 133
86% 396 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 45.9
171% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 475
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 228
188% 280 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 113%
Great: 205%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
292GB free
Firmware: HP35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 111 112 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
63% Good
Read 109
Write 103
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 111
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63%
Great: 70%
Seagate One Touch Hub 8TB
7TB free
Firmware: 0064
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 22 27 31 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Read 21.9
Write 21.5
Mixed 33
SusWrite 24
19% 25.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.5
377% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMCG66MEBUA081N 301000003075 AX5U6000C4016G-B 301000003075 AX5U6000C4016G-B 40GB
4800, 4800, 4800 MHz
8192, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
131% Outstanding
MC Read 54
MC Write 49
MC Mixed 47.5
143% 50.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 47
SC Mixed 26.7
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8950 Builds (Compare 3,772 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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