Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	395% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 17:19
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$259 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 190 2-Core 374 114% 216 Pts	4-Core 732 8-Core 1,252 120% 992 Pts	64-Core 1,781 110% 1,781 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 110 Parallax 124 101% 119 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 103% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 854GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36304029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2163 2177 2220 2312 2336 1470 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2,388 Mixed 1,485 SusWrite 2,113 476% 2,121 MB/s	4K Read 75.9 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 107 355% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 1,183 DQ Mixed 1,238 931% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 444%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 619GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 469 467 467 454 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 468 Mixed 408 SusWrite 464 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.2 186% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 286 232% 328 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 194 188 197 193 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown K9CXF2-MIE 2x8GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 23.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 7: 1R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
7%	20%	15	110	6	144	23.8"	1920 1080	GSM5BB2 LG ULTRAGEAR

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $231Bench 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	989x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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