Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	152% 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	162% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 21:38
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$126 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 72 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 94% 179 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 789 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 906 56% 906 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 C903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 213 Parallax 204 181% 213 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 448 421 429 458 610 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 652 Write 363 Mixed 634 SusWrite 489 120% 535 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 61.4 231% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 837 DQ Write 745 DQ Mixed 963 675% 848 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 257%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.2% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 11.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 7R 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
47%	35%	31	110	6	60	31.5"	1920 1080	GSM76F5 32inch LG FHD

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,476x
Core i7-10700Intel $229Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,840x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,157x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,429x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,095x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	996x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	836x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	644x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	397x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16