Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	197% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	38.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 08:09
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$275 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,167 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1973 122% 1973 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.79 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.7% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 106 Parallax 108 91% 109 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 99.8 Splatting 91.3 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS256G KIOXIA 256GB 2,731 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 799 382 393 406 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,471 Write 1,355 Mixed 1,194 SusWrite 572 257% 1,148 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 66.6 227% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 649 DQ Mixed 628 502% 706 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 230%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 200 196 192 196 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 180 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 196 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 30GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 208 207 207 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 241 Write 199 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 207 238% 183 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 7.3 605% 9.13 MB/s	DQ Read 12.5 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 9 652% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT16G4DFD832A.C16FN 859B0000802C CT16G4DFD832A.C16FN 80AD000080AD HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 48GB 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.4% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 17.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns

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

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,451x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	991x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	830x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	640x

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: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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