Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.99% 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 Drive230% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 04:13
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 986
92% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,518
94% 1,518 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.3%
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 above expectations (81st percentile)
5.99% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 92.7
Parallax 8.7
5% 35.8 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 11.7
8% 9.93 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.99%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB
863GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1422 1440 1442 792 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 1,551
Write 1,392
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 1,104
289% 1,288 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 64.3
212% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 602
503% 725 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 230%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD480E82-3200E 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 24.7
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 35.7
SC Mixed 25.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,152 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: $556
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