Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	138% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 28 '22 at 06:33
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$217 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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 71.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 335 99% 191 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,098 106% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,555 96% 1,555 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	4.85% Terrible	Lighting 8.5 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 10.3 7% 11.1 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.85% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS512G NVM 512GB 1,308 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 325 310 309 313 318 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 655 Write 582 Mixed 648 SusWrite 320 124% 551 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 55.3 208% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 454 DQ Mixed 690 501% 661 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 204%
PNY CS900 250GB SSD 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 233GB free Firmware: CS900E13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 103 99 98 94 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 343 Write 275 Mixed 301 SusWrite 98.9 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 34.8 129% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 194 173% 261 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 47GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 99 102 105 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 102 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 113%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 562GB free Firmware: 3000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 181 181 181 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GB 646 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.3% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17.3 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 78%

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Workstation 123%

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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