Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22.7% 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	159% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	107.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '22 at 20:39
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 73.7 1-Core 172 2-Core 318 100% 188 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,112 103% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,653 102% 1,653 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$447 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% MSI(1462 5022) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 30.0.13025.5005 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.7% Poor	Lighting 28.8 Reflection 1.3 Parallax 21 24% 17 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 13.4 21% 27 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 2,391 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 253 283 266 293 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 762 Write 560 Mixed 675 SusWrite 272 127% 568 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 76.7 255% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 637 DQ Mixed 782 572% 752 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 519%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 816GB free Firmware: P1225C SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 75 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 483 Write 406 Mixed 304 SusWrite 79.3 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 24.2 92% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 194 157% 220 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 105%
WDC WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 16.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 80 76 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 266 Write 271 Mixed 153 SusWrite 79.5 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 7.43 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 5.9 DQ Mixed 4.6 3% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 39%
Seagate Expansion 5TB 2,792 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 201GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 109 104 110 109 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 80.2 Write 109 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 107 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 195% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 67%
WD My Book 25ED 16TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 9.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 40 42 39 42 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 205 Write 200 Mixed 112 SusWrite 41.4 176% 140 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 2.2 427% 5.67 MB/s	DQ Read 2.5 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 2 394% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 110%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 39 37 39 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 188 Write 200 Mixed 124 SusWrite 38.5 177% 137 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 6.9 7.4 6.6 7 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 44 Write 44.7 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 7 41% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 38 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 180 Write 188 Mixed 120 SusWrite 39.8 170% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x31.8GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22.9 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 24.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 156%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,452x
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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

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	641x

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