Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '21 at 20:39
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 301
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,046
98% 815 Pts
64-Core 1,606
99% 1,606 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.8% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 106
Parallax 123
64% 102 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 0
54% 76 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ccboot iSCSI 1TB
874GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.9 2.7 2.3 2.6 3.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
4.57% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 10.4
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 3
6% 8.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.9
383% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.57%
Great: 40%
Ccboot iSCSI 6TB
833GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.3 7.2 7.2 7 6.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
5.19% Terrible
Read 10.4
Write 10.2
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 6.8
7% 9.02 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.19%
Great: 35%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
928GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 192 192 193 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 178
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 192
116% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 14.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO

System: Dell XPS 8940

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $565
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