Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 170% UFO


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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	187% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	121.8 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 09 '23 at 16:00
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 274 85% 157 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 996 95% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,184 73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 273 Parallax 291 207% 273 fps	MRender 371 Gravity 246 Splatting 194 212% 270 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,564 Write 2,094 Mixed 1741 404% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 73.8 243% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,179 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 966 728% 983 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 85GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 463 458 460 451 458 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 457 Mixed 417 SusWrite 457 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 44.2 148% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 277 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 294GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 198 286 240 274 282 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 91 Write 74 Mixed 125 SusWrite 240 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 1.3 1,376% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 68.2 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 2.1 451% 99.3 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 (29^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 26.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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"	1280 720	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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,468x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 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	2,425x
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 $280	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16