Dell XPS 8950

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	119% 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	437% 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	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221207
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 21:31
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 74.5 1-Core 189 2-Core 375 110% 213 Pts	4-Core 741 8-Core 1,170 118% 956 Pts	64-Core 2,183 135% 2,183 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 128 Parallax 285 109% 182 fps	MRender 223 Gravity 142 Splatting 194 152% 186 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 119% 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: 2648 4467 4430 4568 4581 2814 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	437% Outstanding	Read 2,072 Write 3,316 Mixed 2,258 SusWrite 3,918 658% 2,891 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.2 190% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1445 DQ Write 1,084 DQ Mixed 1,267 946% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 325% ↑ This bench: 437% Great: 621%
SSK 2TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 509GB free Firmware: 0212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 382 384 382 384 386 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 390 Write 389 Mixed 373 SusWrite 383 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 32 102% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 185 134% 173 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 94%
PC SN740 NVMe WD 256GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 169GB free Firmware: 73103012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1686 1863 1743 364 354 328 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 3,481 Write 1,845 Mixed 1,776 SusWrite 1,056 451% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 79.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 94.4 332% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 956 DQ Write 1,188 DQ Mixed 868 711% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 354%
Hitachi HUH728080ALE601 8TB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2.5TB free Firmware: A4GL0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 183 171 171 185 168 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 161 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 175 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 114%
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB 2,270 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 520GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 26 83 4.5 105 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 386 Mixed 195 SusWrite 72.6 204% 277 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 14.8 2,401% 12 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 159%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 115 Write 105 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 93 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 68%

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	122% Outstanding	MC Read 52.6 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 44.4 134% 47 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 122% 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 $260Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	812x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	783x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,244x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	518x
RTX 3070Nvidia $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	494x

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	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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