Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	5.2% 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	375% 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	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240126
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 00:40
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 74.9 1-Core 194 2-Core 386 113% 218 Pts	4-Core 764 8-Core 1,398 129% 1,081 Pts	64-Core 2,235 138% 2,235 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Dell(1028 0AAC) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4953 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.2% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 10.5 8% 11.6 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.1 0% 0.13 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.2% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB 3,082 User benchmarks, average bench 278% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3671 1004 852 853 867 895 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 3,037 Write 3,727 Mixed 2,928 SusWrite 1,357 622% 2,762 MB/s	4K Read 84 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 118 389% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1223 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 1,094 822% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 416%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$79 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 169 169 171 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 149 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 169 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 2x8GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	128% Outstanding	MC Read 54.2 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 46.3 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 25.4 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% 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	69	56	60	27"	1280 720	DELD120 DELL E2722H

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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	1,791x
Core i9-12900KIntel $296Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	806x
Core i7-12700KIntel $230Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	780x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,236x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	511x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	490x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	434x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	343x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	331x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	446x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	301x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

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