Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% 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 Drive201% 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 0427JK
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210122
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 09 '21 at 22:49
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 73.2
1-Core 198
2-Core 394
114% 221 Pts
4-Core 756
8-Core 1288
124% 1,022 Pts
64-Core 1,822
113% 1,822 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Dell(1028 1905) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.24
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 147
Parallax 222
107% 167 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 132
Splatting 97.9
93% 116 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB
861GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 581 581 583 581 582 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 810
Write 688
Mixed 722
SusWrite 564
156% 696 MB/s
4K Read 70.8
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 97.9
317% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 1,115
744% 892 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 201%
Great: 444%
Samsung Flash Drive 257GB
25GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 105 101 102 104 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 129%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB
27GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 7 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.2% Terrible
Read 17.9
Write 17.4
Mixed 15.4
SusWrite 6.8
19% 14.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1
72% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.2%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 38
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 19.6
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 94.2
42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,155 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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