Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.4% 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 Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0427JK
Memory2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '22 at 20:06
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$210
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 64.2
1-Core 164
2-Core 334
96% 187 Pts
4-Core 653
8-Core 1,053
105% 853 Pts
64-Core 1518
94% 1518 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 106%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1994
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
6.75% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 97.2
Parallax 10.4
7% 38.8 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 12.8
Splatting 1
6% 8.33 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.75%
Great: 8%
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 101
Parallax 100
86% 102 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 90.4
Splatting 75.9
72% 89.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM991a Samsung 512GB
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 26304039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 104 118 127 97 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 651
Write 160
Mixed 229
SusWrite 115
63% 289 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 42.5
167% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 786
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 207
213% 368 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 104%
Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
845GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 139 175 161 138 179 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 167
Mixed 80.4
SusWrite 160
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB 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
29.9% Poor
MC Read 14
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 9
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 5.1
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,183 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: $550
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