Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	293% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201026
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 10:38
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 323 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,214 110% 926 Pts	64-Core 2,110 131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.9% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 117 Parallax 110 94% 114 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 100 Splatting 82 84% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 1024GB 4,924 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 636GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2083 2080 2088 2090 2079 2085 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,564 Write 2174 Mixed 1458 SusWrite 2,084 412% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 58.6 195% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 945 711% 952 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 349%
Samsung 840 PRO Series 500GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 444GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 340 341 340 343 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 357 Write 321 Mixed 182 SusWrite 339 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 28.9 115% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 66 98% 186 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 2x8GB 914 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 24.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,465x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,833x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	994x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	643x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	654x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16