Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	151% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	5.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 18:50
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 70.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 304 95% 179 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 999 94% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,315 81% 1,315 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 88% 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: 516.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 149 Parallax 127 107% 136 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 110 Splatting 104 98% 123 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 417 420 328 295 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 674 Write 668 Mixed 630 SusWrite 345 130% 579 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 68.1 231% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 637 496% 679 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 195%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 818GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 172 179 180 181 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 163 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 168 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 2x16GB 726 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 21 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,825x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,150x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,414x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	989x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	735x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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