Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	176% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '22 at 00:27
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$235 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 174 2-Core 348 104% 199 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,226 113% 944 Pts	64-Core 1,678 104% 1,678 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.08 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 171 Parallax 161 145% 170 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 3,587 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 497GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 433 431 427 423 432 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 699 Write 605 Mixed 600 SusWrite 430 131% 583 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 91.6 275% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 742 DQ Mixed 1,023 703% 866 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 869GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 88 92 93 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 132 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 89.4 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 106%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 80 82 84 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 81.1 134% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 60%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 91 89 92 95 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 195 Write 200 Mixed 130 SusWrite 92.1 202% 154 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.7 182% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 98%
Sony Storage Media 0GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.24% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 6.1 6% 4.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.24% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 2x16GB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB 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	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.2 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 105%

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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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,465x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,832x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	994x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16