Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230630
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '23 at 16:29
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700 25,535 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 62.8 1-Core 167 2-Core 320 95% 183 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,087 104% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,826 113% 1,826 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 115%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X M.2 4TB-$293 8,772 User benchmarks, average bench 522% 3.5TB free Firmware: 624331WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,822 Write 3099 Mixed 2,304 613% 2,742 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 69.7 271% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 2,093 DQ Write 1,918 DQ Mixed 2,034 1,518% 2,015 MB/s
Poor: 288% Great: 683%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1003 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 182 Write 134 Mixed 75.8 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 14GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 120 Write 7.5 Mixed 22 42% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 5.8 421% 6.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 33%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 4500 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 21.1 Write 8 Mixed 17 18% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTC8C1084S1UC48BA1 2x16GB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	122% Outstanding	MC Read 48.4 MC Write 49.9 MC Mixed 45.5 137% 47.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 158%

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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	13	2	64	0"	1280 720

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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	1,802x
Core i9-12900KIntel $262Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	811x
Core i7-12700KIntel $235Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	781x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,242x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	517x
RTX 3070Nvidia $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	493x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	434x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	345x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	331x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	450x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	302x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353