Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	120.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '23 at 19:21
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 284 87% 161 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,008 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,420 88% 1,420 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	203% Outstanding	Lighting 293 Reflection 271 Parallax 288 239% 284 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 245 Splatting 191 209% 266 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,642 Write 2,034 Mixed 1842 413% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 73.4 244% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,197 DQ Write 817 DQ Mixed 968 733% 994 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 85GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 464 461 299 359 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 454 Mixed 418 SusWrite 404 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 33.4 128% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 277 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 294GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 379 452 462 461 460 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 114 Write 68.8 Mixed 140 SusWrite 414 136% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 2.1 1,228% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 153 2,018% 291 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CP32G4DFRA32A.C16FF 4x31.8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.6 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 191%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27.2"	2560 1440	GSM7706 LG HDR 4K

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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 $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,457x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,420x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	832x
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: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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