Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	160% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K3CM7
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 01:11
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i5-11400-$134 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 73.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 744 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.5% Good	Lighting 79 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 74.4 64% 77.6 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 59.1 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 657 664 640 612 612 677 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 695 Write 646 Mixed 584 SusWrite 643 145% 642 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 52.6 191% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 510 456% 689 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 320%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25 4,291 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 48GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 22 24 22 23 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 198 Write 36.4 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 23.1 84% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 9.7 892% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 16.7 DQ Mixed 11.1 1,002% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 112%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 2,112 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 17GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 6 8.5 3.5 5.1 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 114 Write 31 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 5.8 37% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 1x8GB 941 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.9% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 9.8 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.7 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 45%

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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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Total price: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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