Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	496% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8950 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6PCT
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221115
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '23 at 07:21
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 77.7 1-Core 194 2-Core 388 114% 220 Pts	4-Core 736 8-Core 1,302 123% 1,019 Pts	64-Core 2,232 138% 2,232 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 133 Parallax 281 113% 184 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 145 Splatting 197 159% 194 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nextorage NEM-PA2TB 2TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 478% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFS31.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3793 4315 4435 4577 4511 3614 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 2,777 Write 4053 Mixed 2,955 SusWrite 4,208 794% 3,498 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 75.7 230% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,468 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 1,255 938% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 325% ↑ This bench: 496% Great: 621%
PC SN740 NVMe WD 256GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 172GB free Firmware: 73103012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1691 1866 1849 613 283 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 3,383 Write 1,853 Mixed 1,766 SusWrite 1,095 449% 2,024 MB/s	4K Read 79.7 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 97 356% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 960 DQ Write 1,152 DQ Mixed 874 709% 995 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 354%
Hitachi HUH728080ALE601 8TB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2.5TB free Firmware: A4GL0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 181 180 169 180 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 137 Write 151 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 174 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB 2,270 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 544GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 50 47 136 140 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 361 Mixed 169 SusWrite 87.6 196% 267 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 653% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 159%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M323R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 301000003075 CT8G48C40U5.M4A1 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 4800, 4800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	134% Outstanding	MC Read 57.1 MC Write 49.5 MC Mixed 47.3 146% 51.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 25.5 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

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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	1,803x
Core i9-12900KIntel $280Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	812x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	786x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,246x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	518x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	495x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	436x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	346x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	332x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	450x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples	303x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples	256x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $340

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