Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% 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	290% 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 0KV3RP
Memory	53.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230927
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '23 at 22:20
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,147 104% 873 Pts	64-Core 1947 120% 1947 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.19 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 155 Parallax 155 131% 157 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 134 Splatting 118 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB 2,636 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 15303229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1468 1393 1357 1361 1357 1372 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2468 Write 2,222 Mixed 1,775 SusWrite 1,384 440% 1,962 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 72.6 232% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 735 559% 760 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 367%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 201 207 208 205 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 125 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 203 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 8,404 Write 0.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 0.9 1,501% 2,102 MB/s	4K Read 144 4K Mixed 0 9,019% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
SABRENT 2TB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 889 888 887 891 893 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF4G64AZ-3G2B1 2x31.5GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 27.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 27.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 97%

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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	70	57	60	25"	1280 720	DEL413A DELL U2518D

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,474x
Core i7-10700Intel $231Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,839x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,157x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,428x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	996x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	835x
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	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	397x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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