Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	157% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '21 at 20:02
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 799 81% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 139 Parallax 128 103% 131 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 130 Splatting 115 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CL1-3D256-Q11 SSSTC 256GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22301116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 439 232 233 250 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,756 Write 1,131 Mixed 913 SusWrite 334 229% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 20.3 150% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 376 327% 476 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 164%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 824GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 160 168 164 144 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 137 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 164 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 1x16GB 518 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 11.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 54%

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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: 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	9	7	30	69.5"	1280 701	VIZ1018 E70-E3

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,452x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	830x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	641x

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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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