Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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.
Graphics6.24% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive153% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 05:01
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 92.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 989
96% 786 Pts
64-Core 1,564
97% 1,564 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.24% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 9
5% 8.47 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 12.1
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 468 431 434 435 435 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,004
Write 1,606
Mixed 1,147
SusWrite 483
240% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 44.3
163% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 810
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 739
558% 750 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 153%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 193 192 193 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 178
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 193
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.4% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20.8
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 25.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,207 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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