Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive176% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0427JK
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210904
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateDec 07 '21 at 05:14
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$217
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 70.6
1-Core 163
2-Core 298
94% 177 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 887
90% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,220
76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4160 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 112
Parallax 108
101% 114 fps
MRender 161
Gravity 92.5
Splatting 79.5
87% 111 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 446 473 488 501 496 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 782
Write 594
Mixed 702
SusWrite 460
142% 634 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 79.4
263% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 908
647% 826 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 176%
Great: 333%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
119GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 106 106 107 106 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 126
Write 109
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 104
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
1.5TB free
Firmware: MN6OA5Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 109 105 102 99 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 145
Write 152
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 101
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.7% Above average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.5
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,157 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $557
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