Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	123% 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	164% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240320
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '24 at 02:11
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 62.8 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 157 55% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 724 58% 509 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 165 Parallax 170 141% 169 fps	MRender 151 Gravity 129 Splatting 112 105% 131 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 3,587 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 646GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 566 550 622 621 610 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 755 Write 691 Mixed 672 SusWrite 557 150% 669 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 63.7 211% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 812 598% 785 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFRA32A.C8FE 2x16GB 1,635 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 20.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 20.8 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 109%

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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	22	2	60	23.8"	1280 720	DEL4113 DELL P2418HT

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,460x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,830x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,421x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,092x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	833x
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	653x
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 $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16