Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	167% 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '21 at 00:42
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$136 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 167 2-Core 316 99% 187 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 823 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.4% Good	Lighting 85.2 Reflection 115 Parallax 73.6 69% 91.3 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 70.6 69% 87.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WDC 512GB 1,978 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 417 428 424 404 384 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 644 Write 619 Mixed 632 SusWrite 432 131% 582 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 73.7 257% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 1,006 696% 863 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 244%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 1x16GB 1,260 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.6% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 53%

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

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,468x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,837x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,425x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	643x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	654x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16