Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive162% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 02:58
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 72.7
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
95% 180 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 793
89% 697 Pts
64-Core 890
55% 890 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 730
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
3.95% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 13.9
Parallax 8.5
6% 9.8 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1
Splatting 0.2
0% 0.73 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.95%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 533 536 534 526 529 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 748
Write 601
Mixed 594
SusWrite 530
139% 618 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 60.2
220% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 723
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 622
493% 684 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 162%
Great: 195%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
911GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 167 169 171 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 172
Mixed 91.1
SusWrite 169
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.2% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 8.7
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 41%

 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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