Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '23 at 07:01
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$226 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 69.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 92% 175 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 954 93% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,331 82% 1,331 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 88.1% 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: 536.99 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 158 Parallax 103 124% 138 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 110 Splatting 110 104% 131 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WD 1TB 326 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11170012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 718 Write 728 Mixed 724 162% 724 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 70.8 246% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 1,114 749% 903 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 37GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 161 162 160 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 168 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 159 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2B1 2x16GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 20.9 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 22.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 99%

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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	56	60	27"	1280 720	DEL40EA DELL U2717D

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $226Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,484x
Core i7-10700Intel $231Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,845x
Core i5-11400Intel $120Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,435x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,001x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	837x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	738x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	645x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	657x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	540x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 1,215 samples	398x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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