Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive154% 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
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201026
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 17 '21 at 02:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 810
80% 652 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
3.39% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 98.1
Parallax 7.6
5% 37.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.39%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 318 316 314 306 323 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,015
Write 801
Mixed 849
SusWrite 347
168% 753 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 58.8
196% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 623
DQ Mixed 604
476% 663 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 154%
Great: 177%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 197 198 199 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 196
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 198
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 116%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A2G43AB3-CWE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.4% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 10.2
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 55%

 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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