Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	48.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '23 at 09:45
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 83.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 886 85% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,257 78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 235 Parallax 154 147% 190 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 151 Splatting 133 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 11,857 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 972 Write 828 Mixed 944 204% 915 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 53.7 175% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 740 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 312 346% 582 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 194%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 156 159 160 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 448 Write 163 Mixed 210 SusWrite 158 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 34.9 129% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 135 114% 167 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 266GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 146 142 149 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.M16FH 4x16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 24.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,463x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,831x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,093x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

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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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16