Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	129% 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

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 13 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	50.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '24 at 11:26
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 279 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 903 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,303 81% 1,303 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 227 Parallax 168 148% 192 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 135 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 15,775 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 126 142 67 129 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,188 Write 390 Mixed 555 SusWrite 156 125% 572 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 51.8 130% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 411 DQ Mixed 356 344% 558 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 187 179 185 174 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 175 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 180 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 72% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92% 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 (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 28.1 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 26.7 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 92.1% 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	69	57	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	1,839x
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 $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 $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