Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	128% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0427JK
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '21 at 18:10
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$216 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 71.7 1-Core 95.4 2-Core 190 67% 119 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 741 66% 558 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	4.79% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 11.1 7% 11.7 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.79% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm991a NVMe Samsung 512GB 3,717 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 26300039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 176 188 151 166 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,247 Write 257 Mixed 305 SusWrite 171 107% 495 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 42 151% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 315 271% 422 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 244%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 697GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 156 162 164 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 188 Mixed 108 SusWrite 161 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 112 118 112 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 155 Write 143 Mixed 116 SusWrite 123 180% 134 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 1 495% 9.63 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 0.8 404% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 175GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 52 47 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 115 Write 93.2 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 54 106% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 19.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 97.5 41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 1R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	3%	100	80	46	60	27"	1920 1080	SMT0000 RAVEN MTi2

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 9: 1R 1G 1B

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $216Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,457x
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	2,420x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,091x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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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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 $40	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