Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	147% 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	179% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 02:46
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 69.7 1-Core 196 2-Core 376 110% 214 Pts	4-Core 721 8-Core 1,195 117% 958 Pts	64-Core 1,793 111% 1,793 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 207 Parallax 214 174% 211 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 155 Splatting 136 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 36303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 225 227 229 229 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 797 Write 693 Mixed 703 SusWrite 227 135% 605 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 95.8 314% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 1,115 744% 892 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 517%
WDC WDS200T2B0B 2TB 2,157 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 57 56 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 409 Write 366 Mixed 322 SusWrite 55.2 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 36.5 117% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 251 202% 285 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 119%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 56 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 472 Write 395 Mixed 387 SusWrite 55.4 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 14.9 58% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 41.7 72% 138 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 99%
Nvme Corsair MP400 2TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 2TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 285 285 287 292 291 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 645 Write 697 Mixed 663 SusWrite 288 129% 573 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 79 272% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 952 653% 803 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 374%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 50 51 51 48 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 167 Write 174 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 48.9 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 108%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 212 223 221 224 225 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 4x16GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 25.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 110%

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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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,467x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,836x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,423x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16