Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	161% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '22 at 15:26
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$136 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 64.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 88% 168 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 659 71% 562 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.9% Above average	Lighting 78.3 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 74.3 64% 77 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 58.9 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WDC 512GB 1,978 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 427 305 303 311 302 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,450 Write 1,588 Mixed 1,341 SusWrite 422 269% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 46.5 156% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 606 DQ Mixed 622 470% 631 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 244%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 239GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 103 103 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 103 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 69%
Kingston SNA-DC/U 320GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 255GB free, PID 6289 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 41 Write 40.5 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 40.8 52% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%
WD External 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 309GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 42 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.7% Very poor	Read 40.8 Write 38.9 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 41.2 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1G44AB0-CWE 04CD000080AD F4-3000C16-8GISB 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3200, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.1% Above average	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 55%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,460x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,830x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,421x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,092x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	833x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	642x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	653x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16