Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	189% 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.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210723
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 21:41
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$126 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 298 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 806 89% 705 Pts	64-Core 940 58% 940 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.9% Good	Lighting 82.5 Reflection 85.8 Parallax 79.6 67% 82.6 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 69.4 66% 83.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 671 643 647 681 657 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 814 Write 674 Mixed 728 SusWrite 664 162% 720 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 76.2 260% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 740 DQ Mixed 994 689% 858 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO2P32NC8W1-BD3SHC 2x8GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.6% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 23.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 74%

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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 $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,447x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 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) $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