Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.1% 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 Drive165% 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 0K3CM7
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210723
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 21:35
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11400-$134
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 67.2
1-Core 165
2-Core 323
96% 185 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 754
82% 651 Pts
64-Core 922
57% 922 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 96.6
Parallax 87.6
80% 94.2 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 90.2
Splatting 76.9
71% 88.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WDC 512GB
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 339 313 338 334 321 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 747
Write 726
Mixed 725
SusWrite 324
142% 630 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 74.8
259% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 746
DQ Mixed 1,002
694% 863 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 165%
Great: 244%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
541GB free
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 41 56 23 44 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 450
Write 300
Mixed 227
SusWrite 42.3
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 11.4
39% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 56.8
DQ Mixed 18.8
32% 64 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 106%
Nvme WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0 500GB
227GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 300 293 333 306 297 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 706
Write 741
Mixed 732
SusWrite 306
140% 621 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 72.8
250% 93 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 1,126
752% 902 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 160%
Great: 319%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.6% Good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 17.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 81%

 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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