Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	196% 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	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231211
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '24 at 10:12
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i7-11700-$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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 85.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 316 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 953 97% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,567 97% 1,567 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 118 Parallax 123 106% 124 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 99 Splatting 87 86% 108 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme TEAM TM8FPD002T 2TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s65 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 975 988 998 1019 1018 1008 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,763 Write 976 Mixed 833 SusWrite 1001 254% 1,143 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 42.4 143% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 647 DQ Mixed 418 326% 435 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 250%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 628GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 168 169 170 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 106 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 169 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%

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	77.7% Very good	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.7% 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	66	53	75	26.9"	1280 720	DELD118 DELL SE2722HX

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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	4,481x
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