Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics5.69% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive202% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 01:17
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$216
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 162
2-Core 328
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 658
8-Core 1,137
109% 898 Pts
64-Core 1,598
99% 1,598 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 107%
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 below expectations (31st percentile)
5.69% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 10.5
7% 11.3 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 1
Splatting 0.2
3% 4.5 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.69%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
316GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 995 884 370 371 372 370 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 984
Write 1,013
Mixed 936
SusWrite 560
196% 874 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 72.8
265% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,319
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 666
599% 922 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 202%
Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC96
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 180 183 177 177 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 94.9
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 179
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 22
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,154 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: $556
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