Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	135% 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

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '23 at 16:31
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i7-11700-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 71.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 311 95% 181 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,094 100% 841 Pts	64-Core 966 60% 966 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.6% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 10.7 7% 11.4 fps	MRender 13.5 Gravity 10.1 Splatting 0.2 6% 7.93 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.6% Great: 8%
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 178 Parallax 167 152% 177 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 139 Splatting 119 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 224 224 169 211 228 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 788 Write 704 Mixed 655 SusWrite 214 132% 590 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 59.1 188% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 718 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 652 506% 692 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 195%
Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 1TB 1,211 User benchmarks, average bench 428% 871GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 332 332 241 306 337 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 787 Write 714 Mixed 660 SusWrite 314 139% 618 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 75.6 279% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 1,303 840% 967 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 636%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 826GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 65 54 69 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 181 Write 192 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 62.8 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 113%
WDC WD10 EARX-00N0YB0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 669GB free, PID b157 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 26 23 26 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.5% Very poor	Read 26.1 Write 28.4 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 25.2 33% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 27% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 14%
WDC WD32 00JB-00KFA0 320GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 124GB free, PID 6204 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 25 27 26 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 33 Write 33.8 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 26.3 40% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 1x16GB 518 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39% Below average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10.6 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 54%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,471x
Core i7-10700Intel $230Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,837x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,427x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16