Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	150% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '22 at 20:55
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$136 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 61.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 305 86% 167 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 761 87% 681 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 730 14,644 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	4.59% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 13.7 Parallax 8.4 6% 9.63 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 8.8 Splatting 1 3% 3.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.59% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS256G KIOXIA 256GB 2,731 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 462 455 435 350 355 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 652 Write 562 Mixed 557 SusWrite 418 123% 547 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 59.1 226% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 453 DQ Mixed 669 492% 655 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 230%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 835GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 135 135 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 145 Write 145 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 136 145% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 1x8GB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.2% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.9 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 11 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 41%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,468x
Core i7-10700Intel $231Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,837x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,425x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	995x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $258	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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