Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	150% 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	155% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 17:47
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^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-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 71.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 269 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 774 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 205 Parallax 213 178% 212 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 154 Splatting 137 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 21705000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 573 594 576 577 545 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 720 Write 709 Mixed 573 SusWrite 569 145% 643 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 49.6 186% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 988 683% 847 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 290%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 128 135 133 140 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 4x16GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79% Very good	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 4R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	29%	45	111	7	30	31.5"	2560 1440	GSM5B95 LG HDR QHD

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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	4,458x
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	1,091x
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	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: 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