Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 223% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 254% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% 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	427% 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

21 days ago, 18 days ago.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '24 at 02:39
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 207 2-Core 408 119% 230 Pts	4-Core 807 8-Core 1,528 139% 1,168 Pts	64-Core 2,438 151% 2,438 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5137) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 268 Parallax 286 233% 280 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 243 Splatting 191 209% 266 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 615GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36310229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3201 1922 1921 1914 1917 1968 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,915 Write 3,768 Mixed 3,049 SusWrite 2,140 670% 2,968 MB/s	4K Read 83.6 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 120 395% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,399 DQ Write 1,125 DQ Mixed 1238 933% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 444%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 873GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3442 3435 2876 1632 1633 1634 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	426% Outstanding	Read 2,724 Write 3,464 Mixed 2,982 SusWrite 2442 657% 2,903 MB/s	4K Read 72.2 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 106 351% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,481 DQ Write 1,149 DQ Mixed 1340 996% 1,323 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 426% Great: 528%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 150 149 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 121 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 149 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G48C40U5.M8A1 2x16GB 1,654 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	143% Outstanding	MC Read 55.4 MC Write 56.5 MC Mixed 53 157% 55 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 27.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 163%

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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	65	49	165	34"	1280 720	ACR0B00 ED343CUR V

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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 $550	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