Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	173% 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 0K3CM7
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '21 at 15:11
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 71.1 1-Core 186 2-Core 318 102% 192 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,157 108% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,688 104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 171 Parallax 159 136% 166 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 136 Splatting 116 116% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 540 533 536 541 533 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 795 Write 654 Mixed 648 SusWrite 534 148% 658 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 74.6 247% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 709 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 612 486% 676 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 195%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 172 175 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 186 Mixed 104 SusWrite 172 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 32GB 3200, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.9% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 21.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 98.8 40% 98.8 ns

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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	4	1	60	20"	1280 720	DELF03D DELL IN2030M

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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	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,825x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 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: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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