Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	145% 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	192% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 20:38
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 201 2-Core 402 117% 227 Pts	4-Core 767 8-Core 1,373 129% 1,070 Pts	64-Core 1,824 113% 1,824 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 202 Parallax 209 170% 206 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 151 Splatting 135 128% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70PNV2T04 KIOXIA 2048GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 303% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10904105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 640 648 649 640 637 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 748 Write 773 Mixed 695 SusWrite 640 161% 714 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 81.5 277% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 794 DQ Mixed 1320 853% 986 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 432%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 128 127 123 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 152 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 127 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 482% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 4x16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 25.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 28.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 109%

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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	10	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	DELD0F8 DELL P2421DC

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $218Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $230Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,824x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 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: $558

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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