Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 31% Sail boat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 15.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 09D2HH
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230913
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '23 at 16:05
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Memory 21 1-Core 15.8 2-Core 31.6 14% 22.8 Pts	4-Core 55.8 8-Core 96.7 9% 76.2 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.19 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.9% Above average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 135 45% 86.9 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 85.2 85% 107 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 1TB 1,211 User benchmarks, average bench 428% 738GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 287 312 304 314 325 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 524 Write 363 Mixed 410 SusWrite 306 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 8.9 31% 9.37 MB/s	DQ Read 74.6 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 94.2 72% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 636%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 169 169 172 173 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 144 Write 156 Mixed 74 SusWrite 169 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 113%
ioSafe SoloG3v3 4TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 116 114 115 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 122 Write 99.3 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 114 130% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG78MEBUA081N 1x16GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 21.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 5.3 14% 4.77 GB/s	Latency 340 12% 340 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 81%

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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	16	2	100	34"	3440 1440	MSI1462 MSI MAG341CQ

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Gaming 140%

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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	1,781x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	805x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	776x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,229x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	510x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 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	445x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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