Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 198% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	207% 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.

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	121.9 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 16 '23 at 03:20
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$230 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 (97^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,035 96% 802 Pts	64-Core 1392 86% 1392 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$515 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 272 Parallax 327 246% 300 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 247 Splatting 193 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 207% 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% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,608 Write 2,027 Mixed 1,744 403% 1,793 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 66.2 216% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,122 DQ Write 759 DQ Mixed 917 690% 932 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 65GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 467 457 455 408 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 427 Mixed 337 SusWrite 386 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 41 124% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 275 223% 315 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 294GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 350 446 418 437 461 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 74.5 Write 155 Mixed 144 SusWrite 388 140% 190 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 0.9 1,129% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 155 1,817% 244 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	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.7 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 30 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.5% 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	70	58	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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,468x
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	2,425x
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 $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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