Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	148% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 22:30
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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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 i7-11700-$217 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 74.5 1-Core 186 2-Core 370 109% 210 Pts	4-Core 704 8-Core 1201 116% 953 Pts	64-Core 1,611 100% 1,611 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.2% Very good	Lighting 93 Reflection 92.7 Parallax 83.5 76% 89.7 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 85.5 Splatting 73.9 68% 84.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WDC 256GB 2,021 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21112012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 264 159 149 146 149 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 692 Write 586 Mixed 576 SusWrite 187 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 71.8 254% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 707 DQ Mixed 569 462% 652 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 200%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 462GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 207 248 249 240 243 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 407 Mixed 346 SusWrite 224 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.8 194% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 324 243% 326 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 176 186 185 188 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 183 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 176 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

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 (35^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.8% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	164	31.5"	1280 720	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,825x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,150x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,414x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	989x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	735x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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