Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	302% 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 0KV3RP
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220413
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 02:44
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,045 97% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,476 91% 1,476 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 6150) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.4% Poor	Lighting 31.2 Reflection 37.8 Parallax 26.9 25% 32 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 33.7 Splatting 23.6 25% 31.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB 3,193 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 710GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2126 2179 2181 947 893 865 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,218 Write 2,310 Mixed 2,199 SusWrite 1,532 465% 2,065 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 80.6 259% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 872 655% 878 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 421%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 899GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 195 195 195 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 186 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 193 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 4TB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 91 93 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 219 Write 191 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 90.3 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.2 252% 2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 94%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 4TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 91 93 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 213 Write 204 Mixed 100 SusWrite 90.3 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 85%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 4TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 91 93 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 214 Write 201 Mixed 102 SusWrite 90.3 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 87%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 4TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 90 93 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 195 Write 199 Mixed 101 SusWrite 90.1 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 84%
WD Elements 2621 1TB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 115 114 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 116 Write 104 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 114 135% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.8 302% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.1% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 26.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 72%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,457x
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	2,420x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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: $556

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