Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive177% 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 0427JK
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '21 at 04:57
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 as expected (58th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 71.4
1-Core 175
2-Core 365
105% 204 Pts
4-Core 672
8-Core 1,178
112% 925 Pts
64-Core 1,680
104% 1,680 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
4.96% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 10.5
7% 11.4 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1
Splatting 1
1% 1 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.96%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 521 537 539 545 546 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 781
Write 698
Mixed 672
SusWrite 544
151% 674 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 76.9
262% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 719
DQ Write 706
DQ Mixed 645
503% 690 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 177%
Great: 195%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
894GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 131 170 170 168 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 80.4
Mixed 76.1
SusWrite 147
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown K9CXF2-MIE 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
57.9% Above average
MC Read 25
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.3
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 19.6
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 98.1
41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,171 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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