Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	267% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230412
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '23 at 13:27
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 as expected (44^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 70.7 1-Core 194 2-Core 391 112% 219 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,244 123% 1,005 Pts	64-Core 2,234 138% 2,234 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8810) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 121 Parallax 141 110% 132 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 105 Splatting 91 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD Blue SN570 1TB 1,629 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 743GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1406 587 480 416 569 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,991 Write 2,299 Mixed 1,910 SusWrite 636 384% 1,709 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 88.6 316% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1,150 860% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 305%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 196 195 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 188 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 195 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1.5TB 1,258 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 118 116 115 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 118 Write 89.1 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 115 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 65%
BUFFALO HD-WHU3/R1 1 4TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 147GB free, PID 025e Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 78 80 80 81 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 88.8 Write 89.7 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 80.4 114% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 71%
BUFFALO HD-WHU3/R1 1 4TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 162GB free, PID 025e Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 36.2 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 39.7 52% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD516F83-4800J 2x16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	142% Outstanding	MC Read 58.4 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 52.9 158% 55.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 25.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 99.7 40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 144%

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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: 0P 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	70	59	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM76F5 32inch LG FHD

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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 $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	800x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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 $45	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