Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	300% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230511
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '23 at 20:15
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1023 95% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,444 89% 1,444 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 110 Parallax 113 95% 113 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 102 Splatting 95 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 528GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 1374 1370 1410 1365 1430 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 2,239 Mixed 1,776 SusWrite 1,392 441% 1,966 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 76.5 248% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 907 673% 894 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 587GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 482 482 482 482 476 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 448 Mixed 439 SusWrite 480 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 49.7 165% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 4x8GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 27.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 95%

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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	72	60	60	25"	1280 720	BNQ802A BenQ PD2500Q

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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	4,453x
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	2,418x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	831x
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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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