Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 07:32
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 59.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 87% 169 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 856 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,296 80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.4953 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.96% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 13.2 Parallax 8.9 6% 9.87 fps	MRender 11.2 Gravity 12.1 Splatting 8.9 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.96% Great: 8%
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 158 Parallax 138 133% 153 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 128 Splatting 112 108% 135 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,341 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,696 464% 2,082 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 83.4 280% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,115 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 985 743% 1000 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 95GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 150 164 165 163 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 175 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 157 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.8% Good	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 18.5 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 19.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 60.8% 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 41: 0P 5R 2G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	40%	42	216	57	120	27"	1280 720	AUS27AD VG278

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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	4,466x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,835x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 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	995x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16