Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	173% 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

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230808
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '23 at 20:53
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (20^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 way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 69.6 1-Core 170 2-Core 334 100% 191 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,171 109% 908 Pts	64-Core 1,615 100% 1,615 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.4502 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	6.1% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 10.6 7% 11.6 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 2.5 4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.1% Great: 8%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 712 677 603 642 693 671 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 766 Write 719 Mixed 735 SusWrite 666 163% 721 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 62.5 212% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 758 DQ Mixed 909 652% 837 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 539%

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 (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.3% 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: 0P 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	71	59	60	27.6"	1280 720	DELA0EC DELL U2718Q

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $200Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,473x
Core i7-10700Intel $231Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,839x
Core i5-11400Intel $126Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,157x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,427x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	996x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	835x
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	656x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16