Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.7% 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	112% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '21 at 09:57
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$217 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 179 2-Core 322 101% 191 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,069 103% 846 Pts	64-Core 1127 70% 1127 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.7% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 105 Parallax 108 90% 108 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 92.5 87% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON OM8PCP31024F-A01 1TB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 487 486 492 484 421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 592 Write 562 Mixed 572 SusWrite 475 124% 550 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 43.3 145% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 522 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 279 218% 311 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 248%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 124 128 126 129 140 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 170 Write 158 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 130 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E85-3200E 4x8GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.4% Very good	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 19.6 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 25.8 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 7R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	33%	49	288	204	60	31.5"	2560 1440	LEN65F8 LEN C32q-20

History: Score 14: 0R 1G 11B | Score 52: 7R 4G 5B

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,454x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,418x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	992x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	832x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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