Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	149% 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 0KV3RP
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '21 at 05:51
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$226 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 960 91% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,362 84% 1,362 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%

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: 471.11 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.2% Very good	Lighting 93.7 Reflection 92.2 Parallax 84.6 76% 90.2 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 84.3 Splatting 71.7 67% 83.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 11,857 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 218 233 130 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,003 Write 985 Mixed 1,042 SusWrite 172 180% 801 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 64 212% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 448 408% 626 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 194%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 46GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 51 50 51 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 52.6 Write 50.6 Mixed 39 SusWrite 49.8 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 109GB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 112 113 113 115 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 86.6 Write 113 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 111 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 28GB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 69 70 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 74.1 Write 59.9 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 70.7 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 66%
ST350041 8AS 500GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 23GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 57 73 75 75 71 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 58 Write 69.1 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 67 83% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB 1,448 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 23.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27.4 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 87%

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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	7	60	21.6"	1280 720	BNQ785A BenQG2222HDL

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $226Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,484x
Core i7-10700Intel $226Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,845x
Core i5-11400Intel $120Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,435x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,001x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	837x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	738x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	645x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	657x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	540x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 1,215 samples	398x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $28	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