Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 451% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 576% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	391% 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	305% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8960 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XD433
Memory	17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231110
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '23 at 05:28
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$500 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 229 2-Core 445 127% 250 Pts	4-Core 891 8-Core 1,606 150% 1,249 Pts	64-Core 3,679 228% 3,679 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Dell(1028 5107) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.09 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	391% Outstanding	Lighting 629 Reflection 578 Parallax 773 512% 660 fps	MRender 526 Gravity 569 Splatting 306 366% 467 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 391% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 1024GB 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 582GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61912524 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1522 2026 2287 2043 1484 1329 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,808 Write 2,136 Mixed 1714 SusWrite 1,782 472% 2,110 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 55.3 184% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 377 DQ Mixed 712 500% 641 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 544%
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 1024GB 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 856GB free Firmware: 61912523 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1910 2033 2072 2078 2090 1925 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,531 Write 1,926 Mixed 1,894 SusWrite 2018 470% 2,093 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 55.8 191% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 865 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 706 500% 647 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 544%
Seagate Expansion HDD 14TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 11TB free Firmware: 1801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 218 236 239 239 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 201 Mixed 140 SusWrite 228 146% 198 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1 415% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%
WD My Book 25DA 6TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4TB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 139 147 148 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 136 Write 143 Mixed 108 SusWrite 143 181% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 67%
SanDisk Cruzer 123GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 112GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 14 15 13 14 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 55.3 Write 18.4 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 14.2 25% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 64% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M323R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GB 640 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	153% Outstanding	MC Read 61.7 MC Write 58.8 MC Mixed 57.6 170% 59.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 28.1 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 159%

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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	70	58	60	27"	1280 720	DEL41B1 DELL U2720Q

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Gaming 336%

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Desktop 119%

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Workstation 390%

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System: Dell XPS 8960

CPU
Core i7-13700Intel $303Bench 121%, 2,103 samples	169x
Core i9-13900KIntel $500Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	93x
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	61x

GPU
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	49x
RTX 4070Nvidia $550Bench 190%, 45,585 samples	48x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $385Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	39x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	68x
KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GBNvmeBench 319%, 1,016 samples	43x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	37x

RAM
M323R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GBUnknownBench 142%, 640 samples	52x
MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 128%, 455 samples	27x
CP16G56C46U5.M8G1 2x16GBUnknownBench 158%, 412 samples	19x

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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 $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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