Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	237% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210723
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 03:24
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,046 96% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,614 100% 1,614 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 206 Parallax 215 177% 213 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 155 Splatting 138 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 487GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 962 1076 1048 1054 1030 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,767 Write 2,281 Mixed 1,975 SusWrite 1,005 397% 1,757 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65 220% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 879 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 804 607% 816 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 332%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 212 216 216 218 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 181 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 205 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%
WD WD120EDAZ-11F3RA0 12TB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 112 107 111 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 141 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 109 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.2 321% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 111%
SDXC Card 256GB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 236GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 20.1 Write 19.9 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 20.3 27% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.7 99% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 44%

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 (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 22.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.8% 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 8: 1R 1G 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
8%	18%	11	348	287	75	31.5"	2048 1152	SAM0DD0 C32H71x

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 8: 1R 1G 0B

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,450x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,828x
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	990x

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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