Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

Run History

27 days ago, 27 days ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 17 '24 at 06:38
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 69.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 95% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,156 104% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,466 91% 1,466 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 877E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.4% Very good	Lighting 89.8 Reflection 87.6 Parallax 80 73% 85.8 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 70.1 68% 85.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON OM8PCP3512F-A01 512GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 565 570 97 98 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 630 Write 645 Mixed 610 SusWrite 330 124% 554 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 49.9 170% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 698 DQ Mixed 398 329% 457 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 155%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 223GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 125 150 151 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 139 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.1% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 17.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 72%

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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	68	56	120	27"	1280 720	AUS2787 VG27VQ

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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	4,493x
Core i7-10700Intel $235Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,852x
Core i5-11400Intel $119Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,161x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,441x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,097x
RTX 3060Nvidia $253Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,005x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	839x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	740x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	646x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	659x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	543x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	398x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

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