Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	149% 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.
Boot Drive	201% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 0427JK
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 197 2-Core 394 115% 223 Pts	4-Core 759 8-Core 1,376 128% 1,068 Pts	64-Core 1799 111% 1799 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 205 Parallax 196 177% 206 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 154 Splatting 138 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 848GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 575 578 583 585 581 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 794 Write 695 Mixed 734 SusWrite 577 157% 700 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 98.2 317% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 1,114 744% 892 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 444%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 127 125 125 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 4x16GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 24.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 28.7 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 110%

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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	4,466x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,836x
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 $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

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 $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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16