Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	170% 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$216 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 72.2 1-Core 186 2-Core 373 108% 210 Pts	4-Core 704 8-Core 1,184 115% 944 Pts	64-Core 1,681 104% 1,681 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 76 Parallax 69.3 60% 73 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 67.5 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GB 4,729 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 503 507 503 505 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 743 Write 596 Mixed 662 SusWrite 493 140% 624 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 75 261% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 454 DQ Mixed 670 492% 655 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 229%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 277GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 205 205 207 208 241 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 413 Mixed 389 SusWrite 212 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.7 200% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 322 242% 325 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

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 (66^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 18.2 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 96.5 42% 96.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.4% 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	60	24.1"	1280 720	DELA07A DELL U2412M

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,457x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,420x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	832x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	641x

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 $269	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 $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 $40	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