Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	201% 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 0KV3RP
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	24.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,122 101% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,621 100% 1,621 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 111 Parallax 129 105% 123 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 116 Splatting 104 106% 135 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc711 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 2,597 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 500 450 439 439 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 2,285 Write 1,343 Mixed 695 SusWrite 429 261% 1,188 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.9 190% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 470 DQ Mixed 548 421% 578 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 273%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 420GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 412 435 426 429 425 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 454 Mixed 435 SusWrite 368 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 49.7 162% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 301 241% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 204 202 207 209 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 176 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 199 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 2x8GB 914 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 22.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 28 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

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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	31.5"	1280 720	HPN351A HP 32 Display

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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	1,824x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 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