Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	73.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200729
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 15:00
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 281 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 1,001 93% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,834 114% 1,834 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 102%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 115 Parallax 9 6% 43.6 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 123 Parallax 140 105% 130 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 115 Splatting 103 103% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60pnv2t04 NVMe KIOXIA 2048GB 1,986 User benchmarks, average bench 253% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10704103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,788 Write 2,024 Mixed 1502 396% 1,771 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 58.1 189% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 653 DQ Write 580 DQ Mixed 621 464% 618 MB/s
Poor: 144% Great: 331%
Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102 3TB 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 169 Write 129 Mixed 92.9 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s

WD My Passport 1.5TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 516GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,018 Write 36.2 Mixed 83.6 1,384% 2,046 MB/s	4K Read 570 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.6 2,221% 191 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF4G64AZ-3G2B1 4x31.8GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 26.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 100%

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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,825x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,150x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,414x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	989x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	735x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	640x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	653x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16