Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	269% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Run History

9 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	51.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '23 at 22:24
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 237 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 797 73% 614 Pts	64-Core 1,188 74% 1,188 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 186 Parallax 172 152% 181 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 125 107% 132 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 3,587 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 662GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1180 1313 1501 1604 1524 1530 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,177 Write 1937 Mixed 1,466 SusWrite 1442 394% 1,756 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 63.1 202% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 647 DQ Mixed 686 518% 694 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 454GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 132 134 134 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 159 Write 148 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 131 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 4x16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 24 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 25.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 109%

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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%	3	213	58	144	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR06DD ED322QR

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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 $231Bench 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 $160	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16