Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 164% 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	146% 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	290% 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 0KV3RP
Memory	55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 06:07
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 249 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,215 108% 916 Pts	64-Core 2023 125% 2023 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 204 Parallax 193 173% 203 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 149 Splatting 133 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60PNV2T04 KIOXIA 2048GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10704104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2325 1820 1609 1621 1090 1297 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,992 Write 2,347 Mixed 1,596 SusWrite 1,627 426% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 68 228% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 992 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 898 672% 897 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 332%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 333GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 921 926 926 927 927 922 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 203 207 208 207 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 926GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 80 108 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 101 Write 39.2 Mixed 41.9 SusWrite 93.6 87% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 4x16GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 5R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	65%	23	346	286	144	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7089 LC32G5xT

History: Score 18: 1R 3G 4B | Score 44: 7R 1G 6B | Score 43: 5R 4G 6B

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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	1,824x
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 $270Bench 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 $134	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) $39	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