Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 200% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	326% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Dell XPS 8960 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XD433
Memory	47.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230913
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '23 at 04:11
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$471 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 75.1 1-Core 234 2-Core 461 130% 256 Pts	4-Core 906 8-Core 1,752 158% 1329 Pts	64-Core 3,954 245% 3,954 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Dell(1028 3984) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.40.70 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 132 Parallax 274 114% 182 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 148 Splatting 197 161% 198 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 1024GB 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61912523 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2396 2380 1083 1312 1164 1344 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 3,186 Write 2,564 Mixed 2,117 SusWrite 1,613 530% 2,370 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 61.6 212% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 433 DQ Mixed 870 622% 814 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 544%
WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y1T00 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 954GB free Firmware: 40102100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 426 425 427 422 422 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 380 Mixed 338 SusWrite 425 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 33.4 111% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 244 206% 302 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 106%
WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y1T00 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 954GB free Firmware: 40102100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 426 426 426 421 422 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 406 Mixed 334 SusWrite 424 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 32.9 113% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 243 206% 301 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G48C40U5.M16A1 2x31.5GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	MC Read 63.1 MC Write 58.3 MC Mixed 59.1 172% 60.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 32.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 168%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 0P 1R 1G 3B (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%	4	216	56	165	31.5"	1280 720	SAM71E4 LS32AG55x

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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 $301Bench 121%, 2,103 samples	160x
Core i9-13900KIntel $471Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	91x
Core i7-13700KIntel $335Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	60x

GPU
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	48x
RTX 4070Nvidia $539Bench 190%, 45,585 samples	47x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $385Bench 145%, 17,450 samples	37x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	67x
KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GBNvmeBench 319%, 1,016 samples	42x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	33x

RAM
M323R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GBUnknownBench 142%, 640 samples	51x
MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 128%, 455 samples	25x
CP16G56C46U5.M8G1 2x16GBUnknownBench 158%, 412 samples	19x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,301

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16