Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	169% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '22 at 20:44
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$216 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 69.2 1-Core 169 2-Core 339 100% 192 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,100 104% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,597 99% 1,597 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.13 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.2% Good	Lighting 84.9 Reflection 82.3 Parallax 81.6 69% 82.9 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 71.4 69% 86.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 608 603 622 626 621 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 770 Write 616 Mixed 573 SusWrite 612 144% 643 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 66.7 221% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 648 504% 690 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 195%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 612GB free, PID 0577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 30.9 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 14 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 19%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 623GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 34 Write 31.1 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 14.5 33% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 31.5 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 14 34% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43AB3-CWE 1x16GB 856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.8% Below average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 10.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.3 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 55%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,449x
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	736x
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: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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