Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive187% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0427JK
Memory22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '22 at 21:13
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 way below expectations (10th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 73.5
1-Core 163
2-Core 315
97% 184 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,017
98% 805 Pts
64-Core 1,540
95% 1,540 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 176
Parallax 164
147% 174 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 138
Splatting 119
118% 148 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 569 604 604 597 594 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 770
Write 682
Mixed 687
SusWrite 564
152% 676 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 85.3
279% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 990
686% 854 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 187%
Great: 333%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120
1TB free
Firmware: M3CR043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.9 1.4 2.6 2.7 2.6 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
0.44% Terrible
Read 0.5
Write 0.7
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 1.8
0% 1.17 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 0.44%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
135GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 113 113 114 111 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 194
Write 180
Mixed 104
SusWrite 111
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
70.7% Very good
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 21.2
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 93.6
43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,174 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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