Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	264% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 0427JK
Memory	55 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220413
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 18 '22 at 20:35
Run Duration	356 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$270 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 172 2-Core 340 105% 198 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,108 103% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,653 102% 1,653 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 110%

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: 512.59 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 171 Parallax 159 144% 169 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 136 Splatting 116 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1284 1345 1387 1374 1353 1482 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,517 Write 1,878 Mixed 1,943 SusWrite 1,371 431% 1,927 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 55.2 185% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 905 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 202 223% 401 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 528%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 345 346 344 342 372 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 508 Write 431 Mixed 417 SusWrite 348 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 40.4 138% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 85 DQ Mixed 169 140% 209 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 136%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 419 410 441 407 424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 430 Mixed 434 SusWrite 421 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 38.5 128% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 80.6 DQ Mixed 156 132% 202 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 133%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 147 42 23 202 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 340 Write 308 Mixed 284 SusWrite 119 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 23.4 75% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 72.1 DQ Mixed 159 105% 126 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 97%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 149 146 245 282 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 308 Write 295 Mixed 276 SusWrite 195 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 23.2 78% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 69.8 DQ Mixed 122 87% 113 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 195 193 196 213 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Hitachi HUS 724030ALA640 3TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 107 105 112 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 160 Write 169 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 107 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 94%
FD Fantom 3TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 134 143 133 138 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 137 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 119 117 124 36 8.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 138 Write 143 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 88.6 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 87%
FD Fantom 3TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 107 105 113 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 171 Write 169 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 108 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 109%
Maxell HDD 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free, PID 3101 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 105 104 112 103 103 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.9% Average	Read 119 Write 122 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 106 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 55%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 102 101 108 101 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 141 Write 141 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 103 151% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 124 123 129 119 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 124 142% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 80AD000080AD HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 8C26000080AD 8C26000080AD 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.5% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 76%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,450x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	991x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
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: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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