Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.21% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	189% 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	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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '24 at 19:05
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,039 96% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,456 90% 1,456 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2125 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.21% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10 Parallax 8.8 5% 8.27 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 11.9 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.21% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 35TTFP6PCIE-512G 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0709A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 1364 258 175 156 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,598 Write 1,323 Mixed 969 SusWrite 573 249% 1,116 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 24.6 182% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 807 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 508 479% 741 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 224%
Md3000gsa6472e 1 3TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 122 127 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 103 Write 143 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 125 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 89%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 136 136 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 139 Write 128 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 136 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 4x8GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.6 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 23.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.1% 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	44	8	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM07C3 SAMSUNG

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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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,464x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,832x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
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	654x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16