Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive161% 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
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210122
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 09 '21 at 13:00
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,100
101% 846 Pts
64-Core 1,620
100% 1,620 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 81.5
Reflection 79.9
Parallax 76.4
66% 79.3 fps
MRender 62.4
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 60.9
54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CL1-3D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22321114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 802 161 154 191 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,747
Write 1,012
Mixed 872
SusWrite 428
225% 1,015 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 19.3
144% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 429
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 345
312% 468 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 161%
Great: 164%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
621GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 179 181 178 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 174
Mixed 43.1
SusWrite 180
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00ZF5A0 1TB
344GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 115 118 119 118 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52% Above average
Read 121
Write 117
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 118
140% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
134% 1.7 MB/s
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 (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.7% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 26.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.7%
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 10,169 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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