Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.01% 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	157% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 08:46
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 74.5 1-Core 187 2-Core 371 109% 211 Pts	4-Core 704 8-Core 1,183 115% 943 Pts	64-Core 1,702 105% 1,702 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	5.01% Terrible	Lighting 8.8 Reflection 171 Parallax 10.8 7% 63.5 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.01% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON OM8PCP31024F-A01 1TB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 843GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 554 550 547 560 551 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 621 Write 638 Mixed 555 SusWrite 551 133% 591 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 65.2 227% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 556 DQ Write 698 DQ Mixed 692 504% 649 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 248%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 126 125 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 176 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 121 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 113%
PNY DUO LINK Type-C 64GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 50GB free, PID 00f5 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 27 29 23 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 108 Write 42.3 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 25.8 75% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 83% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E85-3200E 4x8GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.3% Very good	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 7R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	52%	29	233	145	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

History: Score 26: 3R 3G 2B | Score 53: 7R 5G 3B

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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	1,835x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16