Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	165% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

21 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220608
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '22 at 15:12
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 69.8 1-Core 168 2-Core 292 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 947 94% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,558 96% 1,558 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 89.2% 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: 516.94 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 169 Parallax 136 142% 160 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 135 Splatting 114 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 334 384 407 397 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 778 Write 698 Mixed 650 SusWrite 366 140% 623 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 75.5 257% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 723 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 644 504% 692 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 195%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 891GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 122 130 137 156 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 130 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 891GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 125 133 134 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 77.3 Write 132 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 126 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 71%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 10GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 35 14 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 144 Write 35.5 Mixed 41.9 SusWrite 24.6 65% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 73% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 35%

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 (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.2% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 21.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.2% 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 $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,450x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,828x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,152x

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	990x

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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