Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
Boot Drive	203% 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	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240320
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 02:49
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$226 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 167 2-Core 323 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,229 109% 926 Pts	64-Core 1,579 98% 1,579 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 121 Parallax 124 108% 126 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.9 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme TEAM TM8FPD002T 2TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s65 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 993 999 996 1018 1024 1023 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1854 Write 998 Mixed 872 SusWrite 1,009 263% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.3 154% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 387 316% 435 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 250%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 605GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 167 169 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 114 Mixed 109 SusWrite 168 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KDK8NX-MIE 2x16GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.8% 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 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	66	52	75	26.9"	1280 720	DELD118 DELL SE2722HX

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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 $226Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,489x
Core i7-10700Intel $235Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,848x
Core i5-11400Intel $119Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,159x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,438x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,096x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,002x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	838x
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	658x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	542x
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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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