Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	174% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 03:31
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$270 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 71.7 1-Core 190 2-Core 282 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 681 8-Core 1,182 113% 931 Pts	64-Core 1,657 103% 1,657 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 234 Parallax 152 145% 188 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 152 Splatting 132 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 848GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 462 476 486 486 483 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 784 Write 718 Mixed 722 SusWrite 478 152% 676 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 72.8 250% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 1,063 724% 886 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 320%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 106 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 188 Write 169 Mixed 105 SusWrite 106 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 135 134 134 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 115 Write 141 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 133 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GB 764 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 21 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 97.5 41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 101%

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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 $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,451x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 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	991x

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	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 $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 $40	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