Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	287% 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	53.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220713
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '22 at 01:05
Run Duration	407 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$255 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 177 2-Core 324 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,091 106% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,662 103% 1,662 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 516.94 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 174 Parallax 161 146% 171 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 137 Splatting 117 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% 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: 1542 1536 1598 1630 1616 1697 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2,090 Mixed 2,005 SusWrite 1,603 462% 2,061 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 65.7 210% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 227 231% 398 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 528%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$172 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 437 450 433 446 427 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 490 Write 435 Mixed 419 SusWrite 439 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 44.3 140% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 198 157% 226 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 136%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 436 450 433 446 426 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 438 Mixed 434 SusWrite 438 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 42.5 138% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 194 154% 222 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Samsung PSSD T7 2TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 21 20 20 21 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.5% Very poor	Read 35 Write 39.9 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 20.9 8% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 11.2 38% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 21.8 DQ Mixed 23.2 17% 23.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 100%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 147 17 96 334 263 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 307 Write 288 Mixed 268 SusWrite 171 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 30.9 4K Mixed 23.8 80% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 80.2 DQ Write 71 DQ Mixed 105 70% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 97%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 303 Write 277 Mixed 258 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 23.2 79% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 98.8 DQ Write 60.4 DQ Mixed 113 75% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 37.1 Write 40 Mixed 38.2 9% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 12.1 41% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 25.7 19% 25.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 205 205 204 202 211 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: 21 21 21 21 20 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 37 Write 39.7 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 21.1 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 94%
FD Fantom 3TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 142 138 137 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 137 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 142 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 148 Write 160 Mixed 80.4 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 87%
FD Fantom 3TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 36.8 Write 39.6 Mixed 35 28% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 31.6 Write 32.2 Mixed 28.4 40% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 59%

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	75.9% Very good	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 22.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 25.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 76%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,461x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,831x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,421x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,093x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	833x
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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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16