Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.04% 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 Drive114% 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
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201026
Uptime3 Days
Run DateJan 20 '21 at 21:39
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
60.2% Good
Memory 26.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 261
67% 138 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 819
81% 660 Pts
64-Core 1,229
76% 1,229 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
5.04% Terrible
Lighting 5.2
Reflection 8.3
Parallax 7.1
4% 6.87 fps
MRender 6.7
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 10.1
7% 7.77 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.04%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 735 806 443 282 326 255 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 744
Write 806
Mixed 649
SusWrite 475
150% 668 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 34.2
95% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 608
DQ Write 499
DQ Mixed 543
410% 550 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 114%
Great: 216%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 4.5
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 277
14% 277 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 27%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,169 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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