Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	168% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	46 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220914
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '23 at 16:05
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 85.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 245 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 740 69% 573 Pts	64-Core 1,186 73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.2% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 93.8 Parallax 85.6 77% 91.1 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 88 Splatting 74.6 69% 86.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 663GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1219 811 837 763 891 782 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,603 Write 1,411 Mixed 1,541 SusWrite 884 306% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 36.8 116% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 533 DQ Write 72.9 DQ Mixed 101 125% 236 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 340%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 485GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 175 180 165 145 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 316 Write 249 Mixed 214 SusWrite 164 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 19.1 66% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 33.3 DQ Mixed 38 37% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 929GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 158 148 171 148 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 147 Mixed 79 SusWrite 158 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 95 88 97 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 60.1 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 91.8 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 802C0000802C 16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 859B0000802C CT16G4DFRA32A.C8FE 859B0000802C CT16G4DFRA32A.C8FE 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 19.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 81%

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

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $219Bench 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	2,419x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $559

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