Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


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 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	324% 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 0K3CM7
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 04:59
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 186 2-Core 368 111% 212 Pts	4-Core 711 8-Core 1,213 117% 962 Pts	64-Core 1,674 104% 1,674 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 471.68 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 112 Parallax 128 103% 122 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 115 Splatting 105 106% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2075 1850 839 832 831 834 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,418 Write 2,363 Mixed 1,752 SusWrite 1,210 434% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 96.5 327% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 1140 864% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 333%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 106GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 308 449 122 19 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 507 Write 376 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 156 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 0.3 21% 7.1 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 0.4 26% 67 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 100%
Spcc 2.5" SSD 512GB 1,067 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 475GB free Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 428 444 417 409 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 374 Mixed 334 SusWrite 424 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 20.9 123% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 25.1 76% 158 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 184 185 185 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 169 Mixed 100 SusWrite 184 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43BB3-CWE 1x16GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 10.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.8 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.7% 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 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	60	31.5"	1280 720	PHLC204 PHL 328E1

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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	989x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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