Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

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System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	38.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '22 at 20:58
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 970 90% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,522 94% 1,522 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 80.6 Reflection 80.2 Parallax 77.8 66% 79.5 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 76.7 Splatting 61.1 55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 153 205 156 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 462 Write 148 Mixed 163 SusWrite 162 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 21.4 99% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 148 121% 175 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 128%
Nvme PM991 Samsu 256GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 222GB free Firmware: 25307039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 922 277 185 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,399 Write 889 Mixed 991 SusWrite 446 207% 931 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 56.3 194% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 482 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 554 447% 618 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 172%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 4TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 166 174 173 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 134 Write 45.7 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 169 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 0.9 7% 3.37 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 6.3 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 18%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 702GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 165 165 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 156 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 165 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 029E000080CE CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 029E000080CE CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3200, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.8% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 18.5 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 65%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,461x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,831x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,421x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,093x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	833x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16