Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	168% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '23 at 10:12
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	5%

Watch Gameplay: 3060-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 969 92% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,393 86% 1,393 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 229 Parallax 163 147% 191 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 134 Splatting 118 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 11,857 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 463 413 337 337 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,029 Write 768 Mixed 919 SusWrite 403 174% 780 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 66.3 215% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 808 DQ Write 768 DQ Mixed 609 506% 728 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 194%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$279 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 478 472 463 479 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 432 SusWrite 474 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 51.2 169% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 470GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 108 112 114 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 173 Mixed 111 SusWrite 112 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 253% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25ED 10TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 40GB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 117 124 165 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 150 Write 171 Mixed 112 SusWrite 136 193% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25ED 18TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 7.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 180 181 181 184 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 187 Mixed 158 SusWrite 181 242% 178 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1.4 422% 4.67 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 1.7 434% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB 1,864 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.8% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 22.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 79%

Take a copy of your results

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	68	59	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 125%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 123%

UFO

System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,458x
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	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	833x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

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 $163	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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16