Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.4% 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	132% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 07:40
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 721 71% 583 Pts	64-Core 920 57% 920 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 89.5 Parallax 109 83% 100 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 82.9 82% 102 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB 13,282 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 313 281 197 105 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1111 Write 415 Mixed 442 SusWrite 230 121% 550 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.4 154% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 229 263% 465 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 219%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 35GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 126 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 79.5 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 125 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 109%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 123 128 123 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 32 SusWrite 123 71% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 1x16GB 1,260 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 53%

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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	9	5	144	24.5"	1920 1017	HPN3425 OMEN by HP 25

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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