Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82% 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	225% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201026
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 21:18
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,042 99% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,588 98% 1,588 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 96 Parallax 88.4 86% 96.7 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 91.6 Splatting 79 74% 92.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 706GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1805 1480 1001 998 1004 1002 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,224 Write 2402 Mixed 1,474 SusWrite 1215 359% 1,579 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.5 207% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 917 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 863 640% 848 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 284%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 711GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 149 171 171 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 136 Mixed 32 SusWrite 162 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 107%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 417GB free Firmware: 0002LIM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 140 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 138 Write 120 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 140 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 77%
SDXC Card 64GB 12,175 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 59GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 28 29 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 23.2 Write 27 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 28.5 36% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.7 114% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 1x8GB 1,077 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.6% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 11.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 47%

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

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,450x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	991x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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