Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	230% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 06:47
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$230 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,071 100% 830 Pts	64-Core 1,478 92% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 877E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 83.4 75% 63.3 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 71.1 70% 87.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston OM8PCP31024F-A01 1TB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 698GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1397 1596 1605 1610 1612 1609 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,143 Write 1,578 Mixed 1,068 SusWrite 1,571 304% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 56.5 197% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 548 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 687 497% 636 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 268%
JMicron Generic DISK02 500GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 135GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 0.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 57.2 Write 53.8 Mixed 40 SusWrite 0.2 47% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 75%
JMicron Generic DISK01 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 301GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 68 70 69 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 40 Write 41 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 67.5 63% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 50%
JMicron Generic DISK00 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 194GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 69 70 69 68 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 122 Write 109 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 67 106% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.5 224% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 51%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$7 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 5GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 5 12 11 12 9.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 115 Write 4 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 8.8 33% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.7 233% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 35%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB 3,571 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 14GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 149 Write 32.1 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 33.2 64% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2 178% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E82-3200E 4x8GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 27.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 26.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 94%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,473x
Core i7-10700Intel $230Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,839x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,155x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,427x
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	835x
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	656x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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