Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 238% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 291% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	213% 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	546% 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.

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 09D2HH
Memory	22.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '22 at 11:39
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 76.1 1-Core 216 2-Core 422 122% 238 Pts	4-Core 816 8-Core 1638 144% 1,227 Pts	64-Core 2,944 182% 2,944 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Dell(1028 389D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 314 Reflection 299 Parallax 370 256% 327 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 262 Splatting 193 211% 268 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 2048GB 579 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 61520012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4501 3720 2539 2608 2590 2594 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	546% Outstanding	Read 4,613 Write 4,279 Mixed 2,822 SusWrite 3,092 830% 3,702 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 100 363% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 1,415 DQ Write 1,344 DQ Mixed 1,383 1,038% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 180% ↑ This bench: 546% Great: 654%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 188 188 188 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 12TB 418 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 8.5TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 180 177 178 173 175 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 180 Mixed 98 SusWrite 170 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 331% 3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG88MEBUA081N 2x31.5GB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (93^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	156% Outstanding	MC Read 61.3 MC Write 61.6 MC Mixed 58.4 173% 60.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 31.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 159%

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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	1,766x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	797x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,217x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	506x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	488x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	430x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	342x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	328x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	443x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	295x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16