Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.43% 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	136% 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.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231211
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '24 at 23:33
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$226 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 way below expectations (20^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 70.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 322 96% 184 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1223 110% 926 Pts	64-Core 1571 97% 1571 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.4953 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	7.43% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 10.3 7% 11.1 fps	MRender 11.2 Gravity 11.7 Splatting 9.1 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.43% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GB 4,729 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 429 374 367 365 325 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 728 Write 622 Mixed 667 SusWrite 381 135% 600 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 55.7 184% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 744 DQ Write 446 DQ Mixed 627 458% 606 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 229%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 870GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 172 173 174 186 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 449 Mixed 427 SusWrite 167 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 46.7 152% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 317 240% 322 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 161 161 163 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 186 Mixed 37 SusWrite 157 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 2x16GB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 30: 0P 5R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	19%	43	114	57	144	31.5"	1280 720	MSI1462 MSI MAG321CQR

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $226Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,485x
Core i7-10700Intel $225Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,848x
Core i5-11400Intel $120Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,436x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,001x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	837x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	738x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	645x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	657x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	541x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 1,215 samples	398x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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