Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	114% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 04:04
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700-$217 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 75 1-Core 170 2-Core 329 101% 191 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,066 102% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,591 98% 1,591 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 121 Parallax 126 111% 128 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.9 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CL1-3D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22321116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 303 306 301 302 159 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 591 Write 521 Mixed 517 SusWrite 279 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 23.9 169% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 651 DQ Write 467 DQ Mixed 315 301% 478 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 164%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 228GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 223 222 222 221 220 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 370 Write 313 Mixed 359 SusWrite 223 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 25.3 89% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 32.9 51% 96.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 823GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 124 122 125 126 122 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 183 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 122 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GF2X16QFHH36-135-K 2x16GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 21.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,825x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,150x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,414x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	989x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	735x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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