Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	204% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 21:28
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i7-11700-$217 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 186 2-Core 349 109% 206 Pts	4-Core 703 8-Core 1,188 115% 945 Pts	64-Core 1,683 104% 1,683 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 160 Parallax 144 132% 155 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 124 Splatting 109 106% 133 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS512G NVM 512GB 1,308 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1116 613 364 369 311 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,332 Write 1,267 Mixed 1,337 SusWrite 510 250% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 71.4 240% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1247 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 717 616% 919 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 204%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43BB3-CWE 2x16GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.6 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 22.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 101%

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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%	0	8	6	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACR06AB SB220Q

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,454x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,418x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	832x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	641x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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