Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	220% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell XPS 8940 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KV3RP
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '23 at 19:37
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,065 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,499 93% 1,499 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.3% Good	Lighting 85.1 Reflection 88 Parallax 82.2 69% 85.1 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 75.9 Splatting 70.3 69% 87 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS2140 2TB SSD 20 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CS214800 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1497 2139 2225 794 167 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,135 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,676 SusWrite 1,159 354% 1,559 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 59.5 205% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,020 DQ Write 796 DQ Mixed 860 657% 892 MB/s
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 371%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 411GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 155 155 156 155 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 174 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 155 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 4x8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 27.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 93%

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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%	11	217	59	60	23.8"	1920 1009	DEL4148 DELL U2419H

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 123%

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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples	4,465x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,834x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,154x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2,422x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples	1,094x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	994x

SSD
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	834x
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 1,575 samples	737x
KBG40ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 158%, 4,729 samples	643x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples	654x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples	539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples	396x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16