Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	195% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	47.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231211
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '24 at 12:42
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 78 1-Core 177 2-Core 346 105% 200 Pts	4-Core 665 8-Core 1,252 114% 959 Pts	64-Core 1,649 102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 119 Parallax 125 111% 127 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 104 Splatting 89.6 89% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB 1,507 User benchmarks, average bench 475% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 584 579 568 594 565 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 759 Write 663 Mixed 684 SusWrite 580 151% 671 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 92.6 302% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 730 DQ Mixed 1,188 780% 919 MB/s
Poor: 271% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 660%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 869GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 126 129 120 123 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 134 Write 150 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 123 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43AB3-CWE 4x16GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 38 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 23.7 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 26.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 106%

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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	SAM0D34 C32F391

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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 $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,457x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,420x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	832x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	641x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	653x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16