Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 145% 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	328% 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	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240126
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 01 '24 at 20:29
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-12700 25,535 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 68.6 1-Core 182 2-Core 365 106% 205 Pts	4-Core 691 8-Core 1202 114% 946 Pts	64-Core 1,962 121% 1,962 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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: 551.68 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 177 Parallax 168 151% 177 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 133 Splatting 121 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70ZNV512G KIOXIA 512GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 281% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10804106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 1432 918 931 965 948 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 3,167 Write 3,550 Mixed 2,392 SusWrite 1,027 568% 2,534 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 92.8 312% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 817 DQ Mixed 816 639% 886 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 385%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 163 172 174 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 173 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 170 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG66MEBUA084N 2x8GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	122% Outstanding	MC Read 51.4 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 45.5 134% 47 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 25 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 138%

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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	57	60	20"	1600 900	DEL4079 DELL P2012H

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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	1,776x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	800x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	774x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,223x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	509x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	431x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	342x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	329x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	444x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	299x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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