Dell XPS 8960

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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	516% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS 8960 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XD433
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '24 at 19:18
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900-$445 685 User benchmarks, average bench 124% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 226 2-Core 455 130% 254 Pts	4-Core 862 8-Core 1,701 152% 1,282 Pts	64-Core 3403 211% 3403 Pts
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Arc A770 4,203 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Dell(1028 3888) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.4953 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 161 Parallax 229 77% 162 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 201 Splatting 254 196% 238 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC811 SK hynix 1024GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61001141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1855 1894 1858 1870 1869 1869 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	516% Outstanding	Read 4,725 Write 1,842 Mixed 2,245 SusWrite 1,869 590% 2,670 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 269 4K Mixed 122 397% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 2,377 DQ Write 1,620 DQ Mixed 1,827 1,410% 1,942 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 516% Great: 516%

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 above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 31.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.8 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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	70	58	60	27"	1280 720	DELA198 DELL S2721QS

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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 $363Bench 121%, 2,103 samples	185x
Core i9-13900KIntel $440Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	96x
Core i7-13700KIntel $328Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	64x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia $520Bench 190%, 45,585 samples	53x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	52x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $388Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	50x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	70x
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: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	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