Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	331% 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	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1280 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '23 at 00:33
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700-$380 2,103 User benchmarks, average bench 121% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 65.2 1-Core 215 2-Core 428 119% 236 Pts	4-Core 806 8-Core 1,557 140% 1,181 Pts	64-Core 2,979 184% 2,979 Pts
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%

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: 546.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.4% Above average	Lighting 11.4 Reflection 198 Parallax 246 9% 152 fps	MRender 284 Gravity 171 Splatting 127 151% 194 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 157%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC801 SK hynix 1TB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51003141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2061 2171 2274 1398 1399 1397 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 3,186 Write 2,246 Mixed 2,028 SusWrite 1,783 516% 2,311 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 66.2 190% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,134 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 614 495% 718 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 499%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$28 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 692GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 133 181 180 180 182 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 182 Mixed 82 SusWrite 171 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG88AEBUA081N 1x31GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1 of 2 slots used 31GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 28.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 95.7 42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 90%

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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	60	31.5"	1280 720	DELD107 DELL S3221QS

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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

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