Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	187% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 0K3CM7
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 13:11
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 188 2-Core 376 112% 214 Pts	4-Core 718 8-Core 1,201 117% 960 Pts	64-Core 1,722 107% 1,722 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

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: 496.76 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 235 Parallax 155 144% 189 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 153 Splatting 135 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 3,360 User benchmarks, average bench 381% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 506 499 488 457 456 457 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 553 Write 487 Mixed 511 SusWrite 477 114% 507 MB/s	4K Read 72.6 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 98.4 322% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 1115 744% 892 MB/s
Poor: 254% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 469%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 451GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 145 161 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 464 Mixed 409 SusWrite 150 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 65.8 218% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 323 243% 326 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 137%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 49GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 38 38 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 37 Write 37.7 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 38.7 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 7.1 644% 8.9 MB/s	DQ Read 8.5 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 7.6 668% 9.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 4x16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 24.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 28.2 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 109%

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

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Desktop 100%

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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	1,828x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,152x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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 $45	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