Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	157% 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.

Run History

4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 1 day ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 02:01
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$274 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1,024 95% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,403 87% 1,403 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$262 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 108 Parallax 112 95% 112 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 101 Splatting 91.6 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 256GB 4,455 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 283 221 222 222 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 864 Mixed 1,056 SusWrite 255 197% 887 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 54.9 194% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 568 437% 597 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 196%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$46 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 1x16GB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.7% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.1 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	30	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B08 LG Ultra HD

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $278Bench 98%, 10,278 samples	3,369x
Core i7-10700Intel $274Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,202x
Core i5-11400Intel $160Bench 94%, 18,357 samples	901x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $460Bench 129%, 322,253 samples	1,812x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	854x
RTX 3060Nvidia $360Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	703x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 233%, 2,884 samples	691x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	591x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	481x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	509x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	425x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	306x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $460	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3070 $568	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $164	Nvidia RTX 3050 $298	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16