Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	149% 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	369% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211007
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '21 at 22:51
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 189 2-Core 376 114% 217 Pts	4-Core 715 8-Core 1,221 117% 968 Pts	64-Core 1,714 106% 1,714 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 110% 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: 472.84 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 209 Parallax 196 177% 208 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 155 Splatting 138 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70PNV2T04 KIOXIA 2048GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 303% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10904105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1867 2221 2036 1868 1842 1822 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,314 Write 2,584 Mixed 2201 SusWrite 1,943 510% 2,260 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 90.4 317% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1488 DQ Write 1220 DQ Mixed 1347 1,010% 1,352 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 432%
Nvme Corsair MP400 2TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 1.5TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2658 2683 2681 2673 2672 2674 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 1,387 Write 2,495 Mixed 1,522 SusWrite 2,674 460% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 90.4 338% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,400 DQ Write 1,314 DQ Mixed 1439 1,058% 1,384 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 374%
WDC WDS200T2B0B 2TB 2,157 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 469 473 472 473 450 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 389 Mixed 331 SusWrite 468 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 35.5 123% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 260 217% 315 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 119%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 153 156 157 156 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 97 100 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 174 Write 172 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 98.7 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 4x16GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 24.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 27.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 110%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,451x
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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	991x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	830x
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 $300	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 $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