Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 158% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	147% 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	184% 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 0427JK
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 03:32
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$270 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 71.8 1-Core 190 2-Core 379 110% 214 Pts	4-Core 742 8-Core 1,265 122% 1,003 Pts	64-Core 1,778 110% 1,778 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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: 461.37 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 206 Parallax 193 174% 204 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 3,587 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 463 469 471 476 474 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 775 Write 686 Mixed 693 SusWrite 468 147% 655 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 88.1 294% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 793 DQ Write 699 DQ Mixed 970 666% 821 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 93 91 94 93 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 95 95 94 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 77.8 Write 87.9 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 94.8 110% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.5 260% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 65%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 164GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 52 51 49 45 49 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 61.2 Write 35.9 Mixed 29 SusWrite 49.2 56% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GB 886 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.2% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 23.2 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 17: 1R 4G 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
17%	7%	76	313	217	60	23.8"	1920 1080	DELA0A4 DELL U2414H

History: Score 14: 1R 3G 0B | Score 17: 1R 4G 0B

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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 $178	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