Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	298% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 09D2HH
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '24 at 19:35
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 above expectations (60^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 75.2 1-Core 186 2-Core 384 111% 215 Pts	4-Core 765 8-Core 1,374 129% 1,069 Pts	64-Core 2,206 136% 2,206 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 173 Parallax 162 146% 171 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 134 Splatting 117 115% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB 3,082 User benchmarks, average bench 278% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2721 2768 947 836 833 832 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,602 Write 2513 Mixed 2,293 SusWrite 1,490 500% 2,224 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 69.3 223% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 811 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 538 461% 680 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 416%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 503 User benchmarks, average bench 431% 864GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3703 3720 3722 3712 3698 1340 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	463% Outstanding	Read 2,819 Write 3,541 Mixed 3,103 SusWrite 3,316 724% 3,195 MB/s	4K Read 74.6 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 111 352% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 878 644% 852 MB/s
Poor: 273% ↑ This bench: 463% Great: 568%
WD WD200EDGZ-11 20TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: 85.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 39.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 20.8 24% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.7 445% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 106%
WD WD18 0EDGZ-11BLDS 18TB 8.5TB free Firmware: 85.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 20 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.6% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 39.5 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 20.7 24% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.7 398% 3.37 MB/s

WD Red 8TB (2017)-$166 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 160 156 152 158 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 166 Mixed 103 SusWrite 156 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 305% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG78MEBUA084N 859B0000802C CT16G56C46U5.M8G1 80AD000080AD HMCG78MEBUA084N 859B0000802C CT16G56C46U5.M8G1 64GB 4800, 5600, 4800, 5600 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	140% Outstanding	MC Read 55.1 MC Write 55.1 MC Mixed 51.8 154% 54 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 28.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns

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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	165	27"	1280 720	RZR1406 RZ39-0350

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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	1,782x
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	1,230x
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