Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	347% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '23 at 06:37
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700-$200 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 301 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 1,037 94% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,468 91% 1,468 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 167 Parallax 180 146% 175 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 136 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 445% 633GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1124 1993 2260 2377 2305 2005 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,558 Write 2226 Mixed 2,135 SusWrite 2,011 502% 2,232 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 79.1 258% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1101 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 929 699% 941 MB/s
Poor: 347% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 531%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB 2,373 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 576GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1806 2172 2175 2175 1998 1473 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,268 Write 2,186 Mixed 2,086 SusWrite 1,967 479% 2,127 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 83.4 269% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,333 DQ Write 909 DQ Mixed 1,082 818% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 438%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 468 471 456 475 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 471 Mixed 452 SusWrite 468 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 56.8 183% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 136%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 292 293 281 293 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 463 Mixed 405 SusWrite 310 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 54.3 180% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 337 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO2P32NC8W1-BD3SHC 2x8GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.2% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 17.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 23: 0P 1R 3G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
23%	21%	61	442	277	60	27"	1920 1080	DELA197 DELL S2721QS

History: Score 12: 0P 0R 2G 6B | Score 23: 0P 1R 3G 9B

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,482x
Core i7-10700Intel $226Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,842x
Core i5-11400Intel $120Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,433x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	998x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	836x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	738x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	644x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	540x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 1,215 samples	398x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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