Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	201% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '22 at 14:00
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 as expected (58^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 966 89% 742 Pts	64-Core 1427 88% 1427 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 156 Parallax 155 131% 157 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 134 Splatting 120 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 15,775 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 910 365 369 366 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,493 Write 1,370 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 538 261% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.7 219% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 659 558% 821 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 216%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 445GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 250 333 322 327 335 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 205 Write 109 Mixed 251 SusWrite 303 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 27 102% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 216 179% 255 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 102%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 892GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 363 439 421 123 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 402 Mixed 367 SusWrite 285 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 40 147% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 228 196% 289 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 218 218 217 220 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 806GB free, PID 1006 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 29 29 30 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 38.1 Mixed 32 SusWrite 29.3 46% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 19%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 4GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1002 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.8 10 10 10 9.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	6.11% Terrible	Read 15.2 Write 9.5 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 9.8 13% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.11% Great: 6%

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 (70^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 18.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 17.5 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 72%

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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	4,458x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,830x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,421x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	993x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	833x
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: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16