Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	126% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 19:36
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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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-$236 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,020 95% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,417 88% 1,417 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$429 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 113 Parallax 130 103% 123 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 114 Splatting 105 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11002101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 183 131 118 147 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 922 Write 770 Mixed 798 SusWrite 159 148% 662 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 57.3 190% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 567 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 249 239% 383 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 177%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 175 167 170 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 124 Write 169 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 171 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB 1,448 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 23.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 27.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 87%

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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	69	57	60	24"	1280 720	ACR00A3 V243H

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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 $235Bench 98%, 11,207 samples	3,989x
Core i7-10700Intel $236Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,566x
Core i5-11400Intel $132Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,045x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $260Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,153x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	986x
RTX 3060Nvidia $285Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	883x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	773x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	664x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	566x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	590x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	488x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	359x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16