Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	166% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220713
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '22 at 04:08
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$210 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 65.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 262 85% 159 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 941 92% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,348 83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
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 above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.82% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 10.8 7% 11.6 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 11.8 Splatting 9.3 9% 11.6 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.82% Great: 8%
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 170 Parallax 162 143% 169 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 133 Splatting 116 114% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 3,587 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 734GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 567 582 560 320 511 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 768 Write 694 Mixed 678 SusWrite 515 149% 664 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 67.5 223% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 827 DQ Write 735 DQ Mixed 886 636% 816 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 370%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 120 120 100 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 150 Write 109 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 115 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 109%
General USB Flash Disk 64GB 2,253 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 47GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 20.1 Mixed 1.7 8% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.95 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2B1 2x16GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB 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	69.5% Good	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20.5 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $210Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,456x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 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	2,418x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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: $550

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