Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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.
Graphics80% 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 Drive183% 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 0KV3RP
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200729
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '20 at 06:57
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$232
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 92.5
1-Core 153
2-Core 299
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,152
104% 873 Pts
64-Core 1,570
97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 93
Parallax 86.5
84% 94.1 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 88.8
Splatting 76.3
73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1035 1052 1044 638 393 388 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,018
Write 1,026
Mixed 1,037
SusWrite 758
216% 960 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 60.4
199% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 773
DQ Write 751
DQ Mixed 636
512% 720 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 183%
Great: 194%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 199 203 198 202 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 191
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 201
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 117%
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 (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 24.1
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 27.6
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 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 10,174 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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HDDRAMUSB
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