Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics92.1% 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 Drive191% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '20 at 22:38
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 296
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 1,110
101% 850 Pts
64-Core 1,638
101% 1,638 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
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: 442.19
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 117
Parallax 110
95% 114 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 100
Splatting 85.4
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 512GB
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25306039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1283 1211 324 306 344 351 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1376
Write 1,310
Mixed 1,211
SusWrite 636
254% 1,133 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 57.2
191% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 903
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 720
572% 798 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 191%
Great: 198%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 177 181 180 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 175
Mixed 102
SusWrite 179
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 2.0 32GB
30GB free, PID 556c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 9.5 8.8 8.8 9.5 8.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
6.56% Terrible
Read 10.5
Write 8.7
Mixed 8
SusWrite 8.9
12% 9.02 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
45% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.56%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (97th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 24
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.5%
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 10,156 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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