Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	228% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 05:04
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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-$218 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 185 2-Core 362 112% 212 Pts	4-Core 704 8-Core 1,164 114% 934 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 206 Parallax 198 177% 207 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 131% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hy 512GB 857 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 1057 1075 1085 663 598 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,045 Write 964 Mixed 1,094 SusWrite 922 227% 1,006 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 86.6 305% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 768 DQ Mixed 657 530% 746 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 199%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 418GB free Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 263 264 267 266 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 250 Mixed 304 SusWrite 303 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 35.7 153% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 191 178% 274 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 70 67 104 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 158 Write 77.1 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 87 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 17,710 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.8% Very good	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.9 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 5R 6G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	38%	39	265	181	60	27"	2560 1440	AUS278A ASUS PB278QV

History: Score 38: 4R 4G 6B | Score 47: 5R 6G 4B

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $218Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,446x
Core i7-10700Intel $230Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,823x
Core i5-11400Intel $137Bench 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 $283Bench 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: $558

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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