Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	623% 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	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 91% 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	89.5 GB free of 96 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '22 at 17:12
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$288 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 76.6 1-Core 215 2-Core 422 122% 238 Pts	4-Core 834 8-Core 1597 144% 1,216 Pts	64-Core 2,977 184% 2,977 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.08 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 79.2 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 75.4 64% 77.5 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 58.9 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 1024GB 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 842GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61510012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4724 4753 4754 4760 2735 853 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	623% Outstanding	Read 4,787 Write 4,536 Mixed 3,055 SusWrite 3763 906% 4,035 MB/s	4K Read 81.4 4K Write 298 4K Mixed 115 428% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 1,701 DQ Write 1,496 DQ Mixed 1,619 1,208% 1,605 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 623% Great: 544%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 188 190 176 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 177 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 183 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32G48C40U5.M16A1 CG88MEBUA081N CG88MEBUA081N 95GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 4800, 4800, 4800 MHz 32767, 32767, 32767 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	127% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 49.2 MC Mixed 46.8 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 27.7 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%

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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 $288Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	799x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	774x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,223x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	509x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	431x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	342x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16