Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '24 at 09:42
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (12^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-$200 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 67.5 1-Core 165 2-Core 309 95% 181 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 981 95% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,372 85% 1,372 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15% Very poor	Lighting 21.1 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 17.3 17% 18.8 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 13.8 Splatting 12.3 11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WD 1TB 326 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11170012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 716 Write 719 Mixed 715 160% 717 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 66.5 232% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 761 DQ Mixed 1,111 747% 902 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 9GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 129 114 117 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 147 Write 148 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 123 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2B1 2x16GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 20.3 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 20.6 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.2% 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	71	60	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $230Bench 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 $283Bench 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