Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	352% 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.

CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '22 at 15:25
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$238 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 71.7 1-Core 198 2-Core 411 115% 227 Pts	4-Core 801 8-Core 1,498 137% 1,150 Pts	64-Core 2408 149% 2408 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

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: 516.94 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 173 Parallax 185 149% 180 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 138 Splatting 117 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 3400 512GB 686 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 34000050 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3590 1790 571 706 709 697 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 3,781 Mixed 2,324 SusWrite 1,344 562% 2,490 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 100 346% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,393 DQ Write 1,407 DQ Mixed 1,461 1,081% 1,420 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 369%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 191 191 191 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 153 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 191 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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 (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	138% Outstanding	MC Read 58 MC Write 51.2 MC Mixed 49.1 151% 52.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 29 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 138%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $292Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	800x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	775x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,224x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 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	343x
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 $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16