Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	131% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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 0KV3RP
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '22 at 16:36
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 956 89% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,493 92% 1,493 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3375 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 104 Parallax 94.4 84% 100 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 93.2 Splatting 80.5 77% 95.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 15,775 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 313 294 262 275 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1,075 Write 375 Mixed 439 SusWrite 275 119% 541 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 39.5 158% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 208 238% 421 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 216%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 737GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 175 169 174 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 124 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 174 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 271GB free Firmware: 2BA30014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 91 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 81.4 Write 76.1 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 91.6 54% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 59%
IVR37600 innovera 4GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 0001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.29% Terrible	Read 10.9 Write 3.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.1 5% 4.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.29% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-XN 2x8GB 392 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.5 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 27.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,475x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 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	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	996x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	835x
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	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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