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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240320
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '24 at 16:03
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$235 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 72.5 1-Core 168 2-Core 338 100% 193 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,269 113% 957 Pts	64-Core 1,593 99% 1,593 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 119 Parallax 125 108% 125 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 103 Splatting 88.5 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hy 1TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 897GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 779 Write 682 Mixed 619 154% 693 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 67.9 231% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 837 DQ Write 739 DQ Mixed 934 660% 837 MB/s
Poor: 167% Great: 373%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 922GB free Firmware: 1001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 198 Write 193 Mixed 81.7 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2B1 2x16GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.3 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 24.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 99%

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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	69	57	60	23.8"	1920 1009	HPN3499 HP VH240a

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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	4,473x
Core i7-10700Intel $231Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,839x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,157x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,427x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	996x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	835x
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	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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