Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive171% 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
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '21 at 05:04
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 (66th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 71.9
1-Core 183
2-Core 367
107% 207 Pts
4-Core 685
8-Core 1,180
113% 932 Pts
64-Core 1,684
104% 1,684 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 100%
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 15.2
Parallax 10.7
7% 11.5 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
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 563 534 541 545 543 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 792
Write 684
Mixed 662
SusWrite 557
151% 674 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 64.1
245% 89.1 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 639
495% 674 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 171%
Great: 195%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
894GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 118 172 170 171 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 166
Write 80.3
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 146
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KF3200C16D4/8GX 01980000802C K9CXF2-MIE 0198000080AD KF3200C16D4/8GX 01980000802C K9CXF2-MIE 32GB
2400, 3200, 2400, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.4% Good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 18.1
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 97
41% 97 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,172 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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