Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% 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	170% 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	52.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 19:39
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (20^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-$254 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 77.2 1-Core 174 2-Core 318 101% 190 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,054 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,615 100% 1,615 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 C903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 200 Parallax 186 167% 197 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 150 Splatting 135 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 3400 2048GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 319% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 34000050 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 469 514 521 522 524 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 721 Write 734 Mixed 709 SusWrite 478 149% 661 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 74.6 245% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 1,108 746% 901 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 495%
Team T2532TB 2TB 1,374 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: V1027A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 115 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 498 Write 420 Mixed 400 SusWrite 106 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 30.7 141% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 49 88% 169 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 113 107 105 106 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43BB3-CWE 4x16GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.5% Very good	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 23.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 25.2 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.5% 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	47	12	60	31.5"	2560 1369	DELD10F DELL S3222DGM

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $226Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,484x
Core i7-10700Intel $228Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,845x
Core i5-11400Intel $120Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,435x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,001x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	837x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	738x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	645x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	657x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	540x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 1,215 samples	398x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $28	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