Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 219%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics221% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive172% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory54.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 28 '22 at 16:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 76.8
1-Core 178
2-Core 333
104% 196 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1151
106% 889 Pts
64-Core 1,652
102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 112%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
7.9% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 10.8
7% 11.7 fps
MRender 13.8
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 9.4
9% 11.7 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.9%
Great: 8%
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
221% Outstanding
Lighting 334
Reflection 297
Parallax 342
272% 324 fps
MRender 358
Gravity 262
Splatting 187
211% 269 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 221%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 3400 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 34000050 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 583 577 611 607 599 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 615
Write 663
Mixed 615
SusWrite 597
141% 622 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 74.9
240% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 839
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 1,106
746% 904 MB/s
Poor: 165%
This bench: 172%
Great: 495%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 115 116 116 116 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 59.3
Write 77.4
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 113
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 24.4
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 27.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,168 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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