Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 166%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics148% 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 Drive155% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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
Memory55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210301
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 25 '21 at 14:18
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 78.7
1-Core 200
2-Core 403
117% 227 Pts
4-Core 756
8-Core 1296
124% 1,026 Pts
64-Core 1,815
112% 1,815 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 204
Parallax 195
175% 204 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 153
Splatting 136
130% 162 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 148%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 491 518 512 535 531 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 784
Write 608
Mixed 686
SusWrite 513
145% 648 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 65.4
224% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 348
297% 457 MB/s
Poor: 156%
This bench: 155%
Great: 517%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 150 151 150 152 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 25.2
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 28.7
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,173 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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