Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	9.14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	369% 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 8960 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XD433
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240315
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	May 04 '24 at 04:17
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700-$292 2,103 User benchmarks, average bench 121% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 214 2-Core 427 123% 240 Pts	4-Core 856 8-Core 1,650 149% 1,253 Pts	64-Core 2950 183% 2950 Pts
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 8,462 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Dell(1028 0BC0) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4953 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	9.14% Terrible	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 11.4 8% 12.4 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 14.5 Splatting 11.3 11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.14% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 1024GB 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61912523 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2569 2594 1928 1887 1633 1717 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 3,416 Write 2,637 Mixed 2,228 SusWrite 2,055 578% 2584 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 66.5 228% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,180 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 868 626% 829 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 544%
Pc300 NV Me SK hynix 256G 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 25GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 223 169 323 365 372 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.5% Above average	Read 188 Write 113 Mixed 125 SusWrite 298 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 14.2 61% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 5.9 42% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$84 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 172 176 176 179 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 124 Write 152 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 176 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 212% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 2x8GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 62.5 MC Write 48.3 MC Mixed 51.8 155% 54.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 28.5 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 142%

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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	58	32	60	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0AA DELL U3415W

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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	179x
Core i9-13900KIntel $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	94x
Core i7-13700KIntel $299Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	63x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia $549Bench 190%, 45,585 samples	51x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	50x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $385Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	45x

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	28x
CP16G56C46U5.M8G1 2x16GBUnknownBench 158%, 412 samples	19x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48