Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	169% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 16:27
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th 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-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 73.4 1-Core 185 2-Core 371 108% 210 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,193 108% 911 Pts	64-Core 1,700 105% 1,700 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95.6% 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: 466.79 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 154 Parallax 155 139% 160 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 132 Splatting 113 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 419 414 433 436 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 792 Write 710 Mixed 667 SusWrite 428 146% 649 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 75.9 256% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 723 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 650 506% 694 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 195%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 759GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 140 138 138 137 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 472 Mixed 366 SusWrite 140 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 46.9 165% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 321 242% 325 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 643GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 136 135 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 132 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB 1,864 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.5% Above average	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 22 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 79%

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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	9	7	100	35"	1280 720	GSM7756 LG HDR WQHD

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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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,467x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,836x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,423x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

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 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16