Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 23:58
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 69 1-Core 176 2-Core 344 102% 196 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1,048 96% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,662 103% 1,662 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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: 472.12 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 163 Parallax 152 138% 161 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 132 Splatting 114 112% 141 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 2TB 1,462 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: U0121A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 161 166 167 167 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 506 Write 412 Mixed 423 SusWrite 150 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 22.2 124% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 32.9 81% 166 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 112%
Nvme ADATA SX6000LNP 1TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 270GB free Firmware: V9001c00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 347 374 386 389 450 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 789 Write 606 Mixed 601 SusWrite 377 133% 593 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 51.7 195% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 412 DQ Mixed 461 312% 371 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 226%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 325GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 155 160 158 160 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 139 Write 111 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 155 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD000080CE F4-3200C16-8GVKB 80AD000080AD HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.2% Above average	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 47: 6R 2G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	14%	140	277	191	144	27.2"	1920 1080	GSM5BB8 LG ULTRAGEAR

History: Score 33: 1R 6G 10B | Score 47: 6R 2G 11B

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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	4,465x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,833x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 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	994x

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16