Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	203% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 16:38
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 69.5 1-Core 198 2-Core 387 112% 218 Pts	4-Core 711 8-Core 1,218 117% 965 Pts	64-Core 1,802 112% 1,802 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 170 Parallax 158 141% 167 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 135 Splatting 115 115% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsu 1TB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 280% 915GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 670 683 687 687 688 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 806 Write 685 Mixed 736 SusWrite 666 163% 723 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 94.9 306% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 711 DQ Mixed 1,074 723% 874 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GB 646 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.7% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 17.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 22.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 78%

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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	75	27"	1280 720	DEL41FA DELL S2721HS

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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 $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,449x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,828x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,152x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	990x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	736x
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: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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