Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	153% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '21 at 12:51
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 69.8 1-Core 186 2-Core 368 107% 208 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,147 106% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,685 104% 1,685 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 112 Parallax 131 103% 123 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 115 Splatting 105 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN750 2TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 253% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 112000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 554 556 561 562 562 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 661 Write 622 Mixed 643 SusWrite 555 140% 620 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.5 182% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 1,016 706% 878 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 326%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$99 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 553GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 138 138 137 136 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 409 Write 416 Mixed 350 SusWrite 137 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 35.2 122% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 310 232% 311 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 104%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 15 16 16 15 16 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 34.3 Write 21 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 16.4 30% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 4.7 487% 6.7 MB/s	DQ Read 8.2 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 5.2 524% 7.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43AB3-CWE 1x16GB 856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 1R 3G 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
14%	27%	15	27	7	60	27"	2560 1440	ACR0524 K272HUL

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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	4,467x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,836x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,423x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16