Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220413
Uptime	12.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '22 at 19:25
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$217 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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 330 100% 190 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,108 106% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,591 98% 1,591 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Lighting 8.6 Reflection 109 Parallax 10.5 7% 42.7 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.73 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM991a Samsung 256GB 1,499 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 26303039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 107 103 99 101 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 520 Write 127 Mixed 197 SusWrite 105 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 30.4 131% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 482 DQ Write 98.7 DQ Mixed 146 144% 242 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 205%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 207 205 206 206 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 199 Mixed 81 SusWrite 206 125% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 775 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.4 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 20.9 Write 2.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 2.5 8% 8.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 8%

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 (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 20.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 72%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,825x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,150x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,414x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	990x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	829x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	735x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	640x

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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16