Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	343% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220210
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '22 at 02:58
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 71 1-Core 193 2-Core 376 110% 213 Pts	4-Core 751 8-Core 1,237 121% 994 Pts	64-Core 2,020 125% 2,020 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.08 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 172 Parallax 162 147% 171 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 133 Splatting 116 115% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB 3,082 User benchmarks, average bench 278% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1265 754 739 745 737 718 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,858 Write 3,599 Mixed 2,796 SusWrite 826 567% 2,520 MB/s	4K Read 78.3 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 107 374% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,536 DQ Write 1,307 DQ Mixed 1,441 1,074% 1,428 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 416%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$26 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 193 195 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 168 Mixed 37 SusWrite 194 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 23R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	126% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 49.3 MC Mixed 47.6 139% 48.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 24.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 99.1 40% 99.1 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 150%

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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	1,796x
Core i9-12900KIntel $255Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	810x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	781x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,240x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	492x

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	449x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	301x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

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