Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.3% 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	136% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '23 at 04:27
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$221 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 71.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 334 99% 190 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,204 112% 933 Pts	64-Core 1,612 100% 1,612 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 114 Parallax 104 87% 108 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 104 Splatting 101 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT4000P3PSSD8 4TB 3,703 User benchmarks, average bench 357% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 385 398 397 398 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 633 Write 652 Mixed 645 SusWrite 400 131% 582 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 53.7 182% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 566 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 719 526% 678 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 535%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 159GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 83 82 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 490 Write 454 Mixed 437 SusWrite 84.2 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 37.1 122% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 319 238% 316 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 133%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5.5TB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 80 78 81 80 81 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
BUFFALO External HDD 3TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 01f1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 101 Write 116 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 82.6 129% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 72%
BUFFALO External HDD 3TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 01f1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 80 79 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 80.3 121% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT32G4DFD832A.C16FE 859B0000802C CT32G4DFD832A.C16FF 63GB 3200, 3200 MHz 32767, 32767 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.1% Very good	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 24.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns

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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	71	59	100	48.9"	1280 720	SAM0F21 C49J89x

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $220Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,457x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,830x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,421x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	832x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16