Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	144% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	1.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220413
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '22 at 11:02
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$221 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 69.7 1-Core 169 2-Core 334 99% 191 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,089 103% 856 Pts	64-Core 1660 103% 1660 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 6510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 155 Parallax 157 129% 157 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 136 Splatting 119 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 1024GB 2,439 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 333 381 378 371 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 620 Write 650 Mixed 638 SusWrite 349 127% 564 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 61.5 203% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 740 DQ Mixed 614 508% 730 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 304%
Samsung 860 1TB 2,531 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 36GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.8% Below average	Read 275 Write 90.1 Mixed 115 SusWrite 84.6 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 7.3 48% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 62.3 DQ Mixed 21.6 22% 33.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 887GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 112 115 115 115 116 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 454 Mixed 387 SusWrite 111 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 44.5 161% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 317 239% 320 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 103 111 112 113 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 151 Write 158 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 106 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GB 886 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.8% Above average	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.5 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 76%

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

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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 $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,457x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,420x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	832x
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: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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