Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.8% 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	192% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '23 at 12:05
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700-$217 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 79.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 284 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 940 89% 740 Pts	64-Core 1494 92% 1494 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4072) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 113 Parallax 116 101% 118 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 85.2 85% 107 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 833GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 457 452 452 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 456 Mixed 398 SusWrite 453 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 53.8 172% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 284 229% 324 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 569 558 548 549 538 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,005 Write 827 Mixed 921 SusWrite 566 186% 830 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 78.8 263% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 634 517% 734 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 195%
WDC WDS400T2B0A-00SM50 4TB 1,668 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 459 455 452 453 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 474 Mixed 368 SusWrite 456 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.3 168% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 236 203% 300 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFRA32A.M16FE 2x16GB 1,043 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.5% Very good	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 23 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 111%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,452x
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 $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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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