Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive150% 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
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210723
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 23 '21 at 00:48
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 69.7
1-Core 186
2-Core 347
105% 201 Pts
4-Core 671
8-Core 1,155
111% 913 Pts
64-Core 1,678
104% 1,678 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71% Very good
Lighting 89.8
Reflection 89.9
Parallax 76.3
73% 85.3 fps
MRender 92.6
Gravity 83.7
Splatting 72.3
67% 82.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 71%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WDC 256GB
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 236 219 217 218 219 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 745
Write 597
Mixed 597
SusWrite 232
121% 543 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 64.5
244% 92.6 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 703
DQ Mixed 569
462% 651 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 150%
Great: 200%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
462GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 212 232 236 242 240 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 461
Mixed 358
SusWrite 218
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.1
198% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 323
243% 325 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 108%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
925GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 175 185 186 186 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 174
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 175
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 17.7
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 22.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,155 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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