Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 0KV3RP
Memory	15.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 16:59
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$235 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 271 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 941 87% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,410 87% 1,410 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 10 Parallax 8.7 5% 8.1 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 13.8 9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 546GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 190 192 107 97 106 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 1,453 Write 1,444 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 213 232% 1,037 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 64.3 214% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 273 296% 494 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E82-3200E 4x8GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 94%

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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	69	56	30	27.6"	1280 720	DELA0E9 DELL U2718Q

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,497x
Core i7-10700Intel $235Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,854x
Core i5-11400Intel $119Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,166x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,444x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,097x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,005x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	840x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	741x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	647x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	660x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	544x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	398x

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