Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 298% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 365% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	252% 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	387% 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.

Run History

2 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Dell XPS 8960 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XD433
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '24 at 00:50
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$330 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 79.7 1-Core 222 2-Core 449 128% 250 Pts	4-Core 886 8-Core 1,736 155% 1311 Pts	64-Core 3,185 197% 3,185 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$767 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Dell(1028 513C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.68 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Lighting 367 Reflection 358 Parallax 420 299% 382 fps	MRender 510 Gravity 312 Splatting 225 271% 349 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 487% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2202 2495 2640 2731 2710 2275 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 3,298 Write 2,676 Mixed 2,334 SusWrite 2,509 607% 2,704 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 62.8 214% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,119 DQ Write 478 DQ Mixed 844 613% 813 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 666%
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 487% 1.5TB free Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2120 2739 2753 2734 2721 2719 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 3345 Write 2,653 Mixed 2,411 SusWrite 2,631 620% 2760 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.2 212% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 467 DQ Mixed 951 661% 842 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 666%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 674GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 429 432 420 413 414 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 375 Mixed 367 SusWrite 422 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 41 138% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 338 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 137%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 201GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 426 429 416 412 412 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 377 Mixed 327 SusWrite 421 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 34.4 122% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 256 214% 310 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 111%
Toshiba HDWR480 8TB 639 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0601 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 219 230 226 224 230 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 195 Mixed 92.4 SusWrite 226 132% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 172% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 141%

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 above expectations (90^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 30.8 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.6% 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	69	56	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ802E BenQ PD2700U

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Gaming 224%

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Desktop 119%

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Workstation 259%

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System: Dell XPS 8960

CPU
Core i7-13700Intel $292Bench 121%, 2,103 samples	180x
Core i9-13900KIntel $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	94x
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	64x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia $549Bench 190%, 45,585 samples	52x
RTX 4080Nvidia $958Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	50x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $385Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	46x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	70x
KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GBNvmeBench 319%, 1,016 samples	45x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	38x

RAM
M323R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GBUnknownBench 142%, 640 samples	55x
MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 128%, 455 samples	29x
CP16G56C46U5.M8G1 2x16GBUnknownBench 158%, 412 samples	19x

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Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359