Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	162% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201026
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 11:34
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 818 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.6% Good	Lighting 84.8 Reflection 89.6 Parallax 87.9 69% 87.4 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 75.3 Splatting 69.6 68% 84.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Cl1-3d256-q11 NVMe SSSTC 256GB 1,730 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22301116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 221 231 229 208 223 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,937 Write 1,110 Mixed 983 SusWrite 346 242% 1094 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 23.4 136% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 497 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 366 323% 480 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 168%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 1x8GB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.5% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 41%

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

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,825x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 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	990x

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: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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