Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	137% 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	3.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 23:35
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 737 72% 590 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.7% Poor	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 36.2 Parallax 32.3 30% 35.1 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 28.3 26% 32.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 11,857 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 533 330 328 264 282 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 723 Write 704 Mixed 648 SusWrite 392 139% 617 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.6 165% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 792 DQ Write 636 DQ Mixed 647 502% 692 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 194%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 173 174 166 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 141 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 174 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

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 (1^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 20.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 63.9% 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	144	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB5 MSI G271

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Workstation 123%

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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 $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