Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% 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	207% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	16.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 23:15
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 271 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 970 86% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,577 98% 1,577 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 104%

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: 466.77 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 206 Parallax 218 181% 215 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 151 Splatting 135 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB 4,912 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 1033 1211 1472 1226 1387 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,815 Write 1,704 Mixed 1,218 SusWrite 1,281 338% 1,505 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 41 136% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 521 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 180 166% 267 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 332%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 194 194 202 201 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 138 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 201 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 309% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 106%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 53 54 51 73 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 43.8 Write 59.6 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 53.1 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 123% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 802C0000802C 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 859B0000802C BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 859B0000802C BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3200, 3200, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.5% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	4	108	6	60	34.1"	3440 1440	DELA0A7 DELL U3415W

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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	4,447x
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