Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	444% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8960 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XD433
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 15:30
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700-$380 2,103 User benchmarks, average bench 121% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 211 2-Core 418 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 841 8-Core 1,497 141% 1,169 Pts	64-Core 2638 163% 2638 Pts
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 121 Parallax 126 110% 127 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 103 Splatting 90.3 89% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN810 WDC 1024GB 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 581GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61912524 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2635 1751 1547 1462 1315 1270 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	444% Outstanding	Read 4,014 Write 4,040 Mixed 2,868 SusWrite 1,663 705% 3,146 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 98.6 346% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,923 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,618 1,227% 1,661 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 444% Great: 544%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 480 481 480 480 470 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 457 Mixed 436 SusWrite 478 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 48.8 171% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 340 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 943GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 214 216 214 216 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 449GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 105 Write 107 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 107 128% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CP16G56C46U5.C8D 2x16GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	MC Read 75.7 MC Write 70.2 MC Mixed 66.6 202% 70.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 51.4 SC Mixed 29.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 179%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 38: 0P 2R 6G 10B (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%	13	215	56	144	31.5"	2560 1369	DELD10F DELL S3222DGM

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Gaming 224%

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Desktop 119%

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Workstation 259%

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System: Dell XPS 8960

CPU
Core i7-13700Intel $380Bench 121%, 2,103 samples	187x
Core i9-13900KIntel $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	96x
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	64x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia $520Bench 190%, 45,585 samples	54x
RTX 4080Nvidia $960Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	52x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $388Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	50x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	71x
KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GBNvmeBench 319%, 1,016 samples	46x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	40x

RAM
M323R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GBUnknownBench 142%, 640 samples	57x
MTC4C10163S1UC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 128%, 455 samples	30x
CP16G56C46U5.M8G1 2x16GBUnknownBench 158%, 412 samples	19x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $900

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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