Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	140% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 23:07
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,002 95% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,551 96% 1,551 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 877E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.8% Very good	Lighting 90.2 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 81.5 74% 86.6 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 78 Splatting 71.5 68% 85.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston OM8PCP31024F-A01 1TB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 184 140 89 204 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 1,051 Write 1,580 Mixed 1,072 SusWrite 138 216% 960 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 57.8 203% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 563 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 207 267% 475 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 268%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E82-3200E 4x8GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 63: 7R 7G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
63%	49%	43	344	283	165	27"	1920 1080	AUS2720 VG278

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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 $136Bench 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 $273	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 $168	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