Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.87% 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 Drive172% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 28 '22 at 21:03
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 67
1-Core 156
2-Core 297
91% 173 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 985
95% 780 Pts
64-Core 1,452
90% 1,452 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
6.87% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 15
Parallax 10.9
7% 11.6 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 11.7
Splatting 9.2
6% 7.3 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.87%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2450 512GB
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24500004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 673 638 641 645 647 650 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 641
Write 675
Mixed 612
SusWrite 649
146% 644 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 65.8
245% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 757
557% 725 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 172%
Great: 298%
WD My Book 500GB
73GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 25.9
Write 2.2
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 2.6
8% 8.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
100% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 22%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 250GB
76GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 16 15 15 17 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.23% Terrible
Read 22
Write 15.2
Mixed 14.4
SusWrite 15.4
22% 16.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
15% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 7.23%
Great: 44%
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 (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 18.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.8%
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 10,156 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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