Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	167% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 22:00
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	50%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 72.7 1-Core 197 2-Core 293 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 690 8-Core 1,247 116% 969 Pts	64-Core 1,806 112% 1,806 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.79 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.9% Very good	Lighting 93.8 Reflection 94.9 Parallax 85.4 76% 91.4 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 86.9 Splatting 74.3 69% 85.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60PNV2T04 KIOXIA 2048GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10704104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 429 429 430 441 441 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 776 Write 688 Mixed 719 SusWrite 431 147% 653 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 69.3 240% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 1,057 718% 874 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 332%
WDC WD8001FZBX-00ASYA0 8TB 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 6.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 94 93 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 238 Write 245 Mixed 109 SusWrite 92.7 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.8 7% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 28%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 101 99 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 186 Write 184 Mixed 134 SusWrite 98.1 198% 150 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 1.4 365% 4.73 MB/s	DQ Read 1.7 DQ Write 4.3 DQ Mixed 1.7 210% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 95%
EPSON Storage 4GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.94% Terrible	Read 7.2 Write 3 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 2.9 5% 4.15 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.94% Great: 5%
WD My Book 1140 1.5TB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 505GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 82.1 Write 80.8 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 76.8 100% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 21.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 10.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 103%

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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%	7	109	6	60	27"	2560 1440	PHL093A PHL 272P7VU

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,451x
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	991x

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	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 $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