Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	159% 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 0K3CM7
Memory	8.5 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	Apr 13 '22 at 21:02
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$220 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 62.5 1-Core 164 2-Core 322 94% 183 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1181 106% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,599 99% 1,599 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	4.96% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 10.3 7% 11.3 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.96% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WDC 512GB 1,978 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 439 437 436 442 443 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 714 Write 690 Mixed 680 SusWrite 453 143% 635 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 60 222% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 982 682% 851 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 244%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 36 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 40 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 36.5 45% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 18%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 355GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 36.6 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 36 44% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 18%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 40.4 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 36.1 45% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 18%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 58GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 25 25 24 25 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 97.5 Write 57.6 Mixed 23 SusWrite 24.1 58% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.9 198% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GB 646 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.3% Above average	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.6 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 21 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 78%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $220Bench 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: $560

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16