Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	150% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 20:01
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900-$260 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 70.9 1-Core 198 2-Core 392 113% 220 Pts	4-Core 748 8-Core 1,318 125% 1,033 Pts	64-Core 1,751 108% 1,751 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.68% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 97 Parallax 10.7 7% 38.8 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 10.7 Splatting 0.3 6% 8.23 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.68% Great: 8%
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: 461.37 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.7% Very good	Lighting 97 Reflection 95.1 Parallax 87.1 79% 93.1 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 88.5 Splatting 75.5 69% 86 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hy 512GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 442 442 437 445 449 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 815 Write 633 Mixed 681 SusWrite 443 144% 643 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 62.3 223% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 312 276% 434 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 300%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 568GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 106 105 104 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 178 Write 172 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 105 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 113%
Dell Portable 1TB 563 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 931GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 101 102 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 70.4 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 100 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 121% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%
VendorCo ProductCode 2TB 2,637 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2TB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 20.2 Write 16.9 SusWrite 14.9 22% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 15% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 11%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 253GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 235GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37.8 Write 34.5 SusWrite 31.6 44% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 58% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GB 764 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.2% Very good	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 101%

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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	GSM7700 LG 32 FHD

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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 $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,473x
Core i7-10700Intel $229Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,839x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,157x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,427x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	996x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	835x
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	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16