Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 231% 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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	148% 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	452% 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 09M47G
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '24 at 20:28
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i9-14900-$580 85 User benchmarks, average bench 124% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 77.3 1-Core 223 2-Core 454 128% 252 Pts	4-Core 908 8-Core 1,693 155% 1,300 Pts	64-Core 3,753 232% 3,753 Pts
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$388 21,427 User benchmarks, average bench 145% Dell(1028 5150) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.41 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 276 Parallax 191 163% 222 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 169 Splatting 126 153% 198 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 157%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC811 SK hynix 1024GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 817GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61001141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2987 2407 1535 1538 1545 1540 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	452% Outstanding	Read 3,923 Write 3,148 Mixed 3,325 SusWrite 1,925 690% 3,080 MB/s	4K Read 70.1 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 110 357% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1604 DQ Write 1,369 DQ Mixed 1,320 1,034% 1,431 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 452% Great: 516%
Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB-$105 34,940 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 856GB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3450 4184 4367 4754 4743 4741 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	538% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 930 Mixed 2402 SusWrite 4,373 581% 2,574 MB/s	4K Read 73.3 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 101 342% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 1156 DQ Mixed 1,356 1,019% 1,370 MB/s
Poor: 275% ↑ This bench: 538% Great: 507%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 355GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 430 416 469 439 419 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 466 Write 224 Mixed 277 SusWrite 439 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 25.4 85% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 235 196% 285 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 126%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 40 134 134 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 95.7 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTC16C2085S1UC56BD1 1x31GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1 of 2 slots used 31GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 35.6 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (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%	0	68	55	120	27"	2560 1440	DEL42D0 DELL U2724D

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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 $458Bench 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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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