Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	147% 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	187% 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 0K3CM7
Memory	56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 16:33
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 79 1-Core 202 2-Core 402 118% 227 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,377 129% 1,071 Pts	64-Core 1,778 110% 1,778 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	8.45% Terrible	Lighting 10.1 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 11 8% 12 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 11 Splatting 9.1 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.45% Great: 8%
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 204 Parallax 209 174% 209 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 152 Splatting 135 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 36304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 411 411 410 411 410 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 752 Write 691 Mixed 730 SusWrite 411 145% 646 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 94.8 310% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 714 DQ Mixed 1112 742% 890 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 517%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 336GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 86 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 410 Mixed 381 SusWrite 85.5 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.6 193% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 321 242% 325 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 83 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 132 Write 179 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 82.6 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 106%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,164 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 111 113 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 147 Write 151 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 112 139% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 4x16GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 40 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 25 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 28.7 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 2R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	23%	56	340	285	60	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5ABB LG FULL HD

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,451x
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 $40	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