Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '23 at 21:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 166 2-Core 323 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 949 98% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,013 63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 175 Parallax 178 145% 177 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 117% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WDC 1024GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1490 1042 74 94 193 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 1,205 Write 1,565 Mixed 1,158 SusWrite 742 263% 1,168 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 70 256% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 561 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 696 556% 762 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 309%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 922GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 181 187 184 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 177 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 184 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E85-3200E 4x8GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (92^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81% Excellent	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 23.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 26.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 82%

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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	46	9	60	23"	1280 720	DEL40F4 DELL P2317H

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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 $226Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,487x
Core i7-10700Intel $225Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,848x
Core i5-11400Intel $119Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,437x
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	838x
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	658x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	541x
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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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