Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '21 at 22:18
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1,115
102% 858 Pts
64-Core 1,615
100% 1,615 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 174
Parallax 127
147% 160 fps
MRender 0.2
Gravity 138
Splatting 120
75% 86 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 118%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 2.9 2.1 2 5.6 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 446
Write 89.5
Mixed 230
SusWrite 47.5
44% 203 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 15.3
62% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 82.3
DQ Write 64.1
DQ Mixed 40
39% 62.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 56%
Nvme KBG40ZNS512G NVM 512GB
447GB free
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 1128 666 373 375 374 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,504
Write 1,450
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 668
274% 1,220 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 63.3
211% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,136
DQ Write 664
DQ Mixed 706
578% 835 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 207%
Great: 204%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
906GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 193 195 195 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 191
Mixed 37.4
SusWrite 194
112% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 113%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (86th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 18.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 79%

 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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