Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '23 at 00:19
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 646 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 936 58% 936 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.1% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 73.3 64% 75.7 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 74 Splatting 58.7 53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS256G KIOXIA 256GB 2,731 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,521 Write 1,488 Mixed 1,284 319% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 63.4 210% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 786 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 639 493% 675 MB/s
Poor: 87% Great: 230%
MK1920GFDKU 2TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 2TB free Firmware: HPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 460 464 475 475 475 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 458 Mixed 408 SusWrite 467 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 44.9 150% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 127%
XK0480GDPVH 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 447GB free Firmware: HPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 282 284 290 289 291 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.7% Good	Read 343 Write 229 Mixed 209 SusWrite 286 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 19.3 75% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 158 121% 168 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%
SSDSC2BB480G7R 480GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 254GB free Firmware: N201DL43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 336 343 339 339 345 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 190 Write 326 Mixed 235 SusWrite 342 62% 273 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 28.5 104% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 181 144% 202 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 32GB 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.6% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 19.5 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns

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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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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

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 $29

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