Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% 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	246% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	44.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230511
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '23 at 06:18
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$250 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 284 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 973 94% 775 Pts	64-Core 1463 90% 1463 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	138% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 191 Parallax 180 161% 190 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 145 Splatting 129 122% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 4,988 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 712 688 663 640 652 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,276 Write 2,114 Mixed 1,511 SusWrite 755 372% 1,664 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 65.5 212% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 925 703% 950 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 359%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 220GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 85 49 81 18 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 1,448 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 41.2 267% 373 MB/s	4K Read 79.2 4K Mixed 0 4,950% 39.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 4x16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.9% Very good	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 24 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	5	217	59	144	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR06DD ED322QR

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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 $190Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,503x
Core i7-10700Intel $235Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,866x
Core i5-11400Intel $114Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,170x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,446x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,100x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,006x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	840x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	742x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	647x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	661x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	545x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	399x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406