Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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	537% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '23 at 05:06
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 79.4 1-Core 202 2-Core 393 117% 225 Pts	4-Core 783 8-Core 1,502 136% 1,142 Pts	64-Core 2,240 139% 2,240 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 21,427 User benchmarks, average bench 145% MSI(1462 5152) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 162 Parallax 200 159% 186 fps	MRender 262 Gravity 140 Splatting 104 130% 169 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 157%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SHPP41-1000GM 1TB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 435% 836GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51060A20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3730 3737 3707 3665 1398 1403 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	537% Outstanding	Read 4,485 Write 3744 Mixed 2,631 SusWrite 2,940 772% 3,450 MB/s	4K Read 74.7 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 114 372% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 1207 DQ Mixed 1,341 1,020% 1,383 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 537% Great: 572%
SSD 1TB PRO 1TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 951GB free Firmware: 2202T1MK SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 396 395 395 395 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 399 Mixed 367 SusWrite 395 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.6 182% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 274 224% 320 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%
SSD 1TB PRO 1TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 294GB free Firmware: 2202T1MK SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 395 396 396 395 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 396 Mixed 372 SusWrite 396 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.1 179% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 273 223% 319 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 120%
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 445% 929GB free Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4672 4677 3109 1728 1746 1732 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	531% Outstanding	Read 3,281 Write 4,788 Mixed 3,257 SusWrite 2944 807% 3,567 MB/s	4K Read 97.4 4K Write 270 4K Mixed 147 479% 172 MB/s	DQ Read 1,688 DQ Write 1,449 DQ Mixed 1,580 1,181% 1,572 MB/s
Poor: 347% ↑ This bench: 531% Great: 531%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M323R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (93^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	140% Outstanding	MC Read 58.5 MC Write 51.1 MC Mixed 49.9 152% 53.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 29.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 142%

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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	71	59	60	23.8"	1280 720	AUS24C3 ASUS VG246

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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	1,783x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	805x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	778x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,232x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	510x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	490x

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	331x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	446x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	300x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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