Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive152% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory15.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210401
Uptime13.3 Days
Run DateMay 25 '22 at 17:55
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 69.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 312
90% 173 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 1,037
96% 801 Pts
64-Core 1,574
97% 1,574 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Dell(1028 C976) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.13
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 170
Parallax 176
144% 174 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 132
Splatting 116
114% 143 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 127%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 515 514 515 528 532 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 742
Write 672
Mixed 505
SusWrite 519
137% 609 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 53.6
196% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 648
DQ Mixed 553
449% 637 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 152%
Great: 195%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
917GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 171 173 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 184
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 171
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.8
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 20.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,204 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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