Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.1% 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	148% 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	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 02:06
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900-$270 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 70.4 1-Core 182 2-Core 369 106% 207 Pts	4-Core 668 8-Core 860 98% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,225 76% 1,225 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.1% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 100 Parallax 118 105% 116 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 91.7 Splatting 86.6 85% 106 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 3,587 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 434 440 447 475 468 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 802 Write 623 Mixed 645 SusWrite 450 141% 630 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 63.2 214% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 290 262% 421 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 370%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$99 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 296GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 127 122 121 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 499 Write 420 Mixed 426 SusWrite 122 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 47.1 157% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 198 155% 221 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 137%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 154GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 117 108 109 117 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 167 Write 77.2 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 113 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.9% Very good	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 103%

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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	7	5	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM76F9 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 100%

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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	829x
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 $295	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