Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	180% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230511
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '24 at 01:25
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 951 93% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,295 80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.82% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8.7 5% 8.17 fps	MRender 9.4 Gravity 9.8 Splatting 0.3 5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.82% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB 5,609 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 465 432 437 436 352 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,312 Write 1,585 Mixed 1,387 SusWrite 472 268% 1,189 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.5 206% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 867 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 738 564% 766 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 1x16GB 1,260 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 53%

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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%	1	54	1	60	23"	1280 720	DEL4098 DELL P2314H

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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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,464x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,831x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
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	654x
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 $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16