Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	293% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '22 at 19:54
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 326 100% 189 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,088 105% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,590 98% 1,590 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635 3,722 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Nvidia(10DE 1032) 1GB CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	6.02% Terrible	Lighting 7.7 Reflection 6.1 Parallax 9 6% 7.6 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 7.2 6% 6.63 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.02% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1840 858 763 826 825 825 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,243 Write 2120 Mixed 1,620 SusWrite 989 390% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 87.3 292% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1157 DQ Write 1,162 DQ Mixed 1,182 882% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 333%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 831GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 165 179 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 175 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 176 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 753GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 157 169 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 77.3 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 167 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 921GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 123 115 126 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 115 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 122 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 112%
Maxtor OneTouch 500GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 413GB free, PID 7300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 39 42 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 39 Write 4 Mixed 10 SusWrite 41.9 29% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.8 43% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 21%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 660GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 101 99 99 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 81.5 Write 35.7 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 99.7 83% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 1x16GB 556 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 10.7 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 58%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,452x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	830x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	641x

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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