Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	230% 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 21:29
Run Duration	146 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 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 80.5 1-Core 186 2-Core 372 111% 213 Pts	4-Core 708 8-Core 1,235 117% 971 Pts	64-Core 1,668 103% 1,668 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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 below expectations (7^th percentile)	4.96% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 15.1 Parallax 11 7% 11.6 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.96% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme TEAM TM8FP6001T 1TB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 804GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s77 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 1042 1050 1048 1050 1052 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,930 Write 1,020 Mixed 912 SusWrite 1,044 273% 1,227 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 55.1 220% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 413 335% 463 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 274%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 600GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 178 177 178 178 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 171 Mixed 77 SusWrite 176 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x31GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.6% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 241%

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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	1	1	60	23"	1280 720	ACR00E3 H233H

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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 $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,450x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 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 $274Bench 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