Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99% 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	247% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 02:23
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 184 2-Core 357 109% 207 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1016 102% 831 Pts	64-Core 1296 80% 1296 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 117 Parallax 122 105% 122 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 103 Splatting 89 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1593 707 177 189 185 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,497 Write 1,962 Mixed 1,584 SusWrite 505 312% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 89 310% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,561 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 1,235 960% 1,325 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 295%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 191GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 250 250 268 264 264 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 499 Write 338 Mixed 287 SusWrite 268 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 16.6 134% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 127 153% 269 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 111%
Lexar SSD 120GB 1,073 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: V3.36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 394 392 392 391 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 462 Write 352 Mixed 303 SusWrite 388 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 15.9 114% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 26.1 59% 119 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 142 142 142 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 450 Mixed 393 SusWrite 177 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 53.4 196% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 173 176% 286 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 793GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 169 181 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 177 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 174 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE 859B0000802C BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE 04CB000080AD AO2P32NC8W1-BD3SHC 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2666, 2666, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.8% Very good	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%

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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,452x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,153x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,417x
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	830x
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 $273	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 $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