Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics110% 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 Drive141% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '22 at 04:23
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
62.1% Good
Memory 64.9
1-Core 86.1
2-Core 159
59% 103 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 589
54% 454 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3586 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (140 fps cap detected)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 140
Parallax 141
114% 140 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 139
Splatting 122
108% 134 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 110%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WDC 1024GB
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 544 451 464 454 469 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 693
Write 682
Mixed 689
SusWrite 473
143% 634 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 54.8
179% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 705
DQ Write 576
DQ Mixed 640
479% 640 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 141%
Great: 309%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
571GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 140 150 157 159 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 184
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 149
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.2% Above average
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,207 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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