Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

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 as expected (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 i7-11700-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 64.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 326 95% 184 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 940 96% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,486 92% 1,486 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 173 Parallax 162 146% 171 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 116% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GB 4,729 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 339 275 373 362 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th 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: 89% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 229%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 189 194 190 193 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^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: 47% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GB 1,215 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: 54% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 72%

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

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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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,466x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,836x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
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	654x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16