Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive198% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210122
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 14:53
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 above expectations (67th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 961
89% 743 Pts
64-Core 1,606
99% 1,606 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.37
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.4% Very good
Lighting 97.4
Reflection 95
Parallax 87.3
79% 93.2 fps
MRender 98.9
Gravity 88.9
Splatting 75.9
71% 87.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 1045 365 356 358 357 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,497
Write 1,395
Mixed 1,234
SusWrite 589
264% 1,179 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 63.3
217% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 897
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 611
505% 730 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 198%
Great: 216%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48
168GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 431 457 458 391 378 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 437
Mixed 386
SusWrite 422
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 48.1
161% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 274
229% 330 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 111%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
193GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 92 97 99 99 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 48
Write 82.2
Mixed 68
SusWrite 93.6
54% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.5
192% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 90%
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 (24th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.1% Above average
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 15.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 59.1%
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 10,154 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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