Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.04% 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	109% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	51.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '24 at 10:26
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 75.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 255 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 900 80% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.04% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 7.6 Parallax 7.2 4% 6.7 fps	MRender 8.7 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 8.7 6% 7.77 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.04% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 15,775 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 348 132 134 99 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 539 Write 297 Mixed 601 SusWrite 194 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39.6 149% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 871 DQ Write 453 DQ Mixed 474 402% 599 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 185 184 178 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 153 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 180 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA4GU6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.1% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 109%

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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	68	56	60	27"	1280 720	DEL426A DELL U2723QE

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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 $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,474x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,840x
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 $260	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 $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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