Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive145% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 0427JK
Memory16.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMar 19 '22 at 17:01
Run Duration258 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1650S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 22.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 294
75% 155 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 897
92% 740 Pts
64-Core 925
57% 925 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 66%
Great: 101%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
Dell(1028 1365) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60% Above average
Lighting 78
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 74.4
64% 76.6 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 59
53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60%
Great: 62%
Intel UHD Graphics 730
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
5.45% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 8.5
6% 30.5 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 8.1
Splatting 1
5% 7.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.45%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS256G KIOXIA 256GB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 443 456 444 361 370 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 712
Write 586
Mixed 611
SusWrite 420
131% 582 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 63
201% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 435
DQ Mixed 662
485% 645 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 145%
Great: 230%
HX128GSSDSATA3 128GB
69GB free
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 168 170 207 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 481
Write 341
Mixed 355
SusWrite 179
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 22.8
119% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 39.2
78% 154 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 89%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
720GB free, PID a00b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 65 64 65 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 52.2
Write 55
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 64.9
67% 49.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AO2P32NC8W1-BD3SHC 029E000080CE CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E000080CE CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB
3200, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.4% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 10.3
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 12.7
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 301
13% 301 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,199 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $565
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