Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	185% 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	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 01:17
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 69.7 1-Core 186 2-Core 379 108% 212 Pts	4-Core 699 8-Core 1,188 115% 944 Pts	64-Core 1,765 109% 1,765 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

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: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3540 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 176 Parallax 172 152% 178 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 141 Splatting 118 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 36304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 433 470 494 494 493 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 803 Write 678 Mixed 722 SusWrite 458 149% 665 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 89 289% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 1,103 736% 882 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 517%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 104 104 101 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 118 Write 145 Mixed 104 SusWrite 97.7 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 401% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 93%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 96 97 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 92.2 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 96 122% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.7 266% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KDK8NX-MIE 2x16GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 37 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 21.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.3% 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 31: 4R 2G 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
31%	31%	35	270	194	60	27"	2560 1440	BNQ802E BenQ PD2700U

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,464x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,832x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	643x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	654x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16