Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.81% 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	115% 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	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.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	49.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '24 at 11:16
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$235 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 260 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 807 77% 638 Pts	64-Core 1138 70% 1138 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.4% 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.81% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 9.6 Parallax 8.3 5% 7.9 fps	MRender 10.6 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 11 8% 9.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.81% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 15,775 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 132 139 129 89 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 830 Write 617 Mixed 226 SusWrite 168 102% 460 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41 158% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 912 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 474 362% 514 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 183 193 189 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 136 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 189 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 21.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 70.3% 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	35	15	60	27"	1280 720	DEL426A DELL U2723QE

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $224Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,494x
Core i7-10700Intel $235Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,854x
Core i5-11400Intel $119Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,165x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,443x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,097x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,005x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	840x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	741x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	646x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	660x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	544x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	398x

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