Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	129% 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	337% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 17:34
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$254 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 190 2-Core 370 114% 216 Pts	4-Core 669 8-Core 1,284 116% 977 Pts	64-Core 1,789 111% 1,789 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 171 Parallax 161 147% 171 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 135 Splatting 116 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WDC 1024GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 545GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2004 1728 1734 1740 1739 1737 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 1,773 Write 2,307 Mixed 2,043 SusWrite 1,780 447% 1,976 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 83 304% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,556 DQ Write 1,314 DQ Mixed 1418 1,067% 1,430 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 309%
Nvme PM951 SAMSUNG 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 312GB free Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 581 579 581 581 580 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,134 Write 585 Mixed 445 SusWrite 580 152% 686 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 48.3 217% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,041 DQ Write 598 DQ Mixed 605 508% 748 MB/s
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 183%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB 1,864 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.3% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 23.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 79%

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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 $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,482x
Core i7-10700Intel $226Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,842x
Core i5-11400Intel $120Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,434x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	998x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	836x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	738x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	644x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	540x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 1,215 samples	398x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16