Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	83.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231102
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '24 at 17:24
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,179 105% 891 Pts	64-Core 1,948 120% 1,948 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 154 Parallax 153 130% 156 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 1024GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 319GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 289 316 318 363 371 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 394 Write 450 Mixed 364 SusWrite 340 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 31.6 102% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 337 252% 335 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: VX14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 206 211 192 164 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 167 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 195 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 90%

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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	55	60	27"	1280 720	DEL40DD DELL UP2716D

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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	4,489x
Core i7-10700Intel $226Bench 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	2,438x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,002x

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	542x
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 $39
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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16