Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	188% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 18:21
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$134 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 74.8 1-Core 166 2-Core 335 101% 192 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 961 100% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.2% Good	Lighting 78.3 Reflection 77 Parallax 73.5 64% 76.3 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 59.8 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 256GB 1,702 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 513 465 429 436 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 810 Write 718 Mixed 718 SusWrite 457 152% 676 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.2 299% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 735 DQ Mixed 1,035 708% 870 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 257%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2.5TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 98 97 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 92.6 Write 93.6 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 95.4 117% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 207% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 64%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 6,353 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 381GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 25 26 25 25 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 31 Write 32.6 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 24.9 39% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 57%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 229GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 92.9 Write 54 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 69.5 86% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G4DFD8266.C16FE 2x31.5GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 25.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 0R 2G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	8%	113	308	213	60	27"	1920 1080	BNQ78E6 BenQ GW2780

History: Score 5: 0R 0G 5B | Score 13: 0R 2G 7B

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,451x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	991x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	830x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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