Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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	49.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	252% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220706
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '22 at 16:07
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 80 1-Core 211 2-Core 408 121% 233 Pts	4-Core 811 8-Core 1,482 137% 1,147 Pts	64-Core 2,416 150% 2,416 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 22,284 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Asus(1043 879B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Lighting 62.8 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 54.6 51% 60.3 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 55.1 47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 256GB 1,702 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 417 412 411 404 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,406 Write 1,571 Mixed 1,346 SusWrite 421 318% 1,436 MB/s	4K Read 70.9 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 60.5 308% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,283 DQ Write 480 DQ Mixed 853 638% 872 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 257%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 291GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 168 85 1.3 1.4 1.2 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.4% Poor	Read 138 Write 82.2 Mixed 154 SusWrite 78.6 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 12.3 45% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 11.3 DQ Mixed 19.6 28% 54.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 362GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 182 166 173 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 96.4 Write 74.7 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 170 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTC8C1084S1UC48BA1 1x16GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 27.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 24 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%

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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	1,775x
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 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