Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	152% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	12.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231211
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '24 at 22:13
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way below expectations (10^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-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 63.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 312 88% 172 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 729 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.6% Good	Lighting 81.6 Reflection 86 Parallax 78.3 66% 82 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 68.9 67% 83.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 503 User benchmarks, average bench 431% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 506 507 521 528 526 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 744 Write 642 Mixed 676 SusWrite 515 145% 644 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 59.4 190% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 579 DQ Mixed 642 496% 684 MB/s
Poor: 273% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 568%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 534GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 144 142 140 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 478 Write 440 Mixed 378 SusWrite 142 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 35.3 113% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 299 224% 300 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 35 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 20.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 103%

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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	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0F52 U32J59x

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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 $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,831x
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 $260	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 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16