Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	136% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 02:48
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 142 2-Core 267 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 851 81% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,161 72% 1,161 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 100%

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: 526.98 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 177 Parallax 167 148% 175 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 15,775 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 669 321 188 218 249 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 1,409 Write 1,245 Mixed 655 SusWrite 382 205% 923 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 36.5 132% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 620 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 204 191% 311 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 216%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 388 392 430 402 430 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 487 Write 435 Mixed 417 SusWrite 401 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 31.2 4K Mixed 31.5 98% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 144 122% 186 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$99 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 376GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 388 393 431 402 431 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 438 Mixed 423 SusWrite 401 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 35.5 123% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 84.9 DQ Mixed 162 137% 208 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 752GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 43 42 42 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 13.2 Write 47.6 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 45.5 23% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB 1,864 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.6% Above average	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 79%

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

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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 $233Bench 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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	991x

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	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 $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