Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	226% 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 186 2-Core 371 112% 214 Pts	4-Core 692 8-Core 1,055 108% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,569 97% 1,569 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.6% Good	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 101 Parallax 70.6 60% 81.6 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 85.9 Splatting 73.9 68% 85 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS256G KIOXIA 256GB 2,731 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 903 412 382 333 332 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,456 Write 1,339 Mixed 1,260 SusWrite 562 259% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 77.8 280% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 671 605% 933 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 230%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 509GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 171 175 176 177 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 165 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.3% 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 (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.2% Above average	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.2% 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 72: 9R 8G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
72%	14%	145	128	73	144	27.6"	1920 1080	ONN0000 100027813

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,450x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 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 $274Bench 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