Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 0KV3RP
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '24 at 05:19
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$124 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 243 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 728 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.19 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.2% Good	Lighting 85.1 Reflection 89.3 Parallax 81.8 69% 85.4 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 71.5 69% 86.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 286 288 292 290 292 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 466 Mixed 435 SusWrite 291 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 51.3 169% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 39GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 73 46 58 54 57 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 493 Write 417 Mixed 402 SusWrite 102 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 1.2 64% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 19.5 59% 126 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 86%
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB 5,609 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 476GB free Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,513 Write 1,644 Mixed 1265 329% 1,474 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 56.7 190% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 908 DQ Write 580 DQ Mixed 741 554% 743 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A5244CB0-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A5244CB0-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A5244CB0-CRC 80CE000080CE M378A5244CB0-CRC 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2666, 2666, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 81%

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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%	0	69	56	60	27"	1280 720	AOC2703 27B3HM

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $209Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,501x
Core i7-10700Intel $272Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,860x
Core i5-11400Intel $119Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,169x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,446x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,099x
RTX 3060Nvidia $226Bench 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	544x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	399x

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