Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 115% 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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	149% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '22 at 16:44
Run Duration	369 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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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-$314 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 64.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 298 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 948 95% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,550 104% 1,550 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$400 206,907 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 173 Parallax 162 145% 171 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 114% 145 fps
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 142%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GB 4,265 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 339 275 373 362 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 686 Write 618 Mixed 672 SusWrite 321 129% 574 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 65.8 238% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 449 DQ Mixed 659 486% 648 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 237%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$32 776,223 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 189 194 190 193 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 170 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 181 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.9% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 14.2 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	357	298	144	27"	1920 1080	DEL41E6 DELL S2721HGF

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Gaming 123%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $314Bench 95%, 12,447 samples	3,588x
Core i7-10700Intel $110Bench 92%, 63,514 samples	2,954x
Core i5-10400Intel $147Bench 86%, 67,329 samples	966x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $400Bench 131%, 206,907 samples	1,734x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $280Bench 76%, 296,073 samples	1,184x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 12,195 samples	929x

SSD
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,469 samples	794x
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 232%, 1,718 samples	762x
NVMe KIOXIA 512GBKbg40zns512gBench 155%, 14,874 samples	558x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,707 samples	803x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 1,143 samples	513x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,376 samples	475x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $714

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16