Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	15% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	333% 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 0427JK
Memory	25.4 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	20210723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 21:56
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 185 2-Core 350 109% 206 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,165 110% 911 Pts	64-Core 1,697 105% 1,697 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 20.9 Parallax 15.6 15% 18.4 fps	MRender 16 Gravity 20 Splatting 17.8 15% 17.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 15%
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.74% Terrible	Lighting 8.8 Reflection 20.6 Parallax 11.8 7% 13.7 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 11.8 Splatting 8.9 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.74% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WDC 1024GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 781GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1937 1734 1738 1744 1747 1737 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,040 Write 2,318 Mixed 2,040 SusWrite 1,773 461% 2,043 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 80.5 291% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1338 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1,158 879% 1,187 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 309%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 173 176 175 176 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 165 Mixed 96.6 SusWrite 174 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 2x16GB 726 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.1% Very good	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 21.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 24.8 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 5R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	22%	69	183	119	50	21.5"	1920 1080	ACI22FA VE228

History: Score 31: 2R 5G 6B | Score 41: 5R 3G 7B

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,466x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,836x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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