Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 287% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	292% 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 8960 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XD433
Memory	16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230913
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '23 at 01:35
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$450 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 71 1-Core 216 2-Core 452 124% 246 Pts	4-Core 888 8-Core 1,631 151% 1,260 Pts	64-Core 3,610 223% 3,610 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Dell(1028 513A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.19 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 267 Parallax 316 225% 286 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 239 Splatting 190 206% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 36310129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1669 1792 1863 1944 1779 1733 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,124 Write 1,901 Mixed 1,922 SusWrite 1,797 436% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 65.2 213% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,039 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 831 578% 742 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 517%
WD 3200BMV External 320GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 71GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 34 35 34 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 35.9 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 34.3 44% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG88MEBUA081N 1x31GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1 of 2 slots used 31GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 27.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 14.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 89%

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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	24	3	60	27"	2560 1369	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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Gaming 336%

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Desktop 119%

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Workstation 390%

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System: Dell XPS 8960

CPU
Core i7-13700Intel $303Bench 121%, 2,103 samples	166x
Core i9-13900KIntel $450Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	91x
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	60x

GPU
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	49x
RTX 4070Nvidia $550Bench 190%, 45,585 samples	47x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $385Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	39x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	68x
KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GBNvmeBench 319%, 1,016 samples	42x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	36x

RAM
M323R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GBUnknownBench 142%, 640 samples	51x
MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 128%, 455 samples	26x
CP16G56C46U5.M8G1 2x16GBUnknownBench 158%, 412 samples	19x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16