Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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.
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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '24 at 01:42
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 72.3 1-Core 166 2-Core 328 99% 189 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,228 111% 936 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.19 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 113 Parallax 130 105% 124 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 116 Splatting 104 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT2000P3 2TB 552 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 725 Write 706 Mixed 688 158% 706 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.7 200% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 768 DQ Mixed 906 649% 832 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 519%
Amd-raid WDC WD20EZBX-75A 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 800GB free Firmware: 12091512 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 203 Write 159 Mixed 95.6 113% 152 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 1.9 2,306% 18.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KDK8NX-MIE 2x16GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 38 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.9 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 96.6 41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.1% 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	43	8	60	27"	2560 1369	AUS27E0 ASUS VG27W

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,481x
Core i7-10700Intel $227Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,841x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,158x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,432x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	997x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	836x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	738x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	644x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	540x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	397x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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