Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	165% 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 0K3CM7
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 18:32
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$134 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 64.4 1-Core 165 2-Core 325 96% 185 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 689 79% 616 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.6% Good	Lighting 84.4 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 80 69% 83.9 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 76 Splatting 70.8 68% 85.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 505 558 561 552 555 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 788 Write 659 Mixed 618 SusWrite 546 146% 653 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 66.2 220% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 724 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 641 502% 692 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 195%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 154 150 159 152 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 122 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 151 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.8% Good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.2 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 21.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 72%

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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	8	6	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7707 LG HDR 4K

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,450x
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	829x
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 $45	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