Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210401
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateJun 12 '22 at 19:43
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 70.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
79% 146 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 741
69% 572 Pts
64-Core 933
58% 933 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 73%
Great: 106%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$246
EVGA(3842 3658) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 131
Parallax 152
120% 143 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 95.6
90% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 108%
Great: 106%
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
6.73% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 126
Parallax 0.1
7% 44.9 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 11.7
Splatting 0.1
6% 8.47 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.73%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON OM8PCP3512F-A01 512GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFK52.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 43 67 107 38 115 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.8% Good
Read 66.4
Write 244
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 110
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 41.7
102% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 397
329% 459 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 155%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
715GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 154 155 141 130 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 163
Write 165
Mixed 94
SusWrite 139
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD480E82-3200E 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68% Good
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 20.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 20.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 99.4
40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,279 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: $564
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