Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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.
Graphics4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive308% 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
Memory59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '21 at 01:28
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$217
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 81.1
1-Core 186
2-Core 373
111% 213 Pts
4-Core 663
8-Core 1,248
114% 956 Pts
64-Core 1691
105% 1691 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
4.86% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 166
Parallax 11
7% 61.7 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1
Splatting 0.2
0% 0.73 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.86%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 886 796 772 774 791 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2437
Write 2,290
Mixed 1,747
SusWrite 821
408% 1,824 MB/s
4K Read 70
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 98.6
335% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,367
DQ Write 1,189
DQ Mixed 1,295
966% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 308%
Great: 333%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
562GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 154 154 155 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 73.7
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 154
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 802C0000802C 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 8A450000802C ND4U1632162BRPDE 8A450000802C ND4U1632162BRPDE 64GB
3200, 3200, 2666, 2666 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.1% Very good
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 22.4
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 25.6
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns

 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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