Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	270% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 14:27
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 298 86% 163 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 988 97% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,513 94% 1,513 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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: 457.51 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 105 Parallax 123 100% 117 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 109 Splatting 97.8 100% 127 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1872 1533 1526 1539 1519 1514 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,746 Write 2,030 Mixed 1,426 SusWrite 1,584 383% 1,697 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60 202% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 938 698% 928 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 320%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 918GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 187 186 188 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 178 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 186 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 502GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 114 115 120 115 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 51.9 Write 115 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 115 70% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 67%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 26GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.9 3.6 2.8 3.3 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	6.78% Terrible	Read 20.3 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 3.4 9% 8.48 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.3 83% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.78% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 103%

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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 $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