Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.45% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	314% 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	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 918 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 04:52
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,188 105% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,634 101% 1,634 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 3555) 2GB CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	8.45% Terrible	Lighting 9.2 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 10.3 8% 10.8 fps	MRender 14.4 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 11.3 10% 12.8 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.45% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2349 1279 1273 1268 1279 1281 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,514 Write 2,371 Mixed 1,716 SusWrite 1,455 452% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 78.8 263% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,051 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 949 714% 956 MB/s
Poor: 224% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 380%

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 (100^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.9% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 12.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.9% 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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,464x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,832x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 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 $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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